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Multiple panel pad shield in a vehicular side bolster for side airbag retention and deployment

US7823912B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

15References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael L. Tracht · Ingolstadt, DE
Rainer Penzel · Freising, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 16, 2006
Grant date	Nov 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 28, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/2076
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat assembly includes a frame for mounting the seat to a vehicle. The seat assembly also includes a seat pad molded from a polymeric material and located proximate the frame. A trim cover is disposed over the seat pad, and includes a seam adjacent a side of the seat pad. An airbag assembly, which includes an airbag and an inflator configured to supply gas to the airbag, is also part of the seat assembly. A pad shield covers at least a portion of the seat pad for protecting it during deployment of the airbag. The pad shield includes inner and outer panels which form a deployment channel for the airbag, and thereby inhibit contact of the airbag with the seat pad as the airbag deploys.

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