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US 8,075,053 B2Granted
Seat
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsMichael Tracht, Rainer Penzel
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Abstract
A seat having a seat structure, a cover, and a back panel having at least one lateral wall covering a receiving space in a side wall of a backrest in which a side airbag module is arranged. An airbag will deploy between cover and free end of the lateral wall in a deployment direction. The lateral wall is fastened within the receiving space with at least one wall fastener arranged on an inner surface of the lateral wall.
Claims27
A seat having a backrest comprising:
- a seat structure;
- a cover;
- a back panel having a lateral wall covering a receiving space in a side wall of the backrest in which a side airbag module (SAM) having an inflator and an airbag is arranged, the lateral wall having a free end, an inner surface, and a wall fastening hook arranged on the inner surface;
- and
- a package plate disposed between the lateral wall and the SAM;
- wherein the airbag will deploy between the cover and the free end in a deployment direction;
- and
- wherein the lateral wall is fastened within the receiving space to the package plate with the wall fastening hook.
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A seat comprising:
- a seat structure;
- a cover;
- a back panel having a lateral wall covering a receiving space in a side wall of a backrest in which a side airbag module (SAM) having an inflator and an airbag is arranged, the lateral wall having a free end, an inner surface, and a wall fastener arranged on the inner surface;
- and
- a package plate disposed between the lateral wall and the SAM, the package plate having a receiving means configured to engage the wall fastener;
- wherein the airbag will deploy between the cover and the free end in a deployment direction when the wall fastener and receiving means disengage.
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A seat comprising:
- a seat structure having first and second brackets;
- a cover;
- and
- a back panel having a lateral wall covering a receiving space in a side wall of a backrest in which a side airbag module (SAM) having an inflator and an airbag is arranged, the lateral wall having a free end, an inner surface, and a wall fastener arranged on the inner surface and that engages the second bracket and is spaced apart from the SAM prior to deployment of the airbag;
- wherein the first and second brackets are spaced apart from each other and extend toward the back panel such that the first and second brackets are spaced apart from the back panel and the side airbag module (SAM) engages the first bracket;
- and
- wherein the airbag will deploy between the cover and the free end in a deployment direction when the wall fastener disengage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.