Patent · US Expired

Seat with side air bag

US5997032A · kind A · utility

26Cited by
7References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 1998
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/0006
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat with a side air bag for a motor vehicle is provided with an air bag module that includes an inflator and an air bag, and is incorporated in a seat back portion of the seat. The air bag is inflated to fill a space between an occupant and a side wall of the vehicle. The seat further includes a first skin member covering each side face of the seat back portion, and a second skin member covering a front face of the seat back portion. The second skin member is sewed to one end of the first skin member. A reinforcing member is provided on at least a part of a rear surface of the first skin member, for controlling a direction in which the air bag expands out of the seat back portion.

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