Vehicle seat with articulating cushion component
US7219957B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/986
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An articulated seat cushion component for the seat of a vehicle may include a seat cushion component, wherein the seat cushion component is arranged to detach from a seat cushion of the seat and to be positioned between an occupant of the seat and an intruding body structure. The seat cushion component may be arranged to be integral with the seat cushion of a vehicle seat during when the seat cushion component is in an undeployed state. The seat cushion component may be arranged so that when the seat cushion component is deployed the seat cushion component detaches from the seat cushion of the seat of a vehicle and is positioned to protect a vehicle occupant during a side crash.
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