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Vehicle seat for a vehicle

US7963553B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignees

TAKATA-PETRI AG · DE
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Dienhung Huynh · Ergolding, DE
Peter Baumgartner · Munich, DE
Thomas Steck · Dillingen/Saar, DE
Andreas Riedel · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2009
Grant date	Jun 21, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R21/207
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat including a backrest which has a middle part laterally confined by side walls; an airbag module arranged in one of the side walls; adjusting means for adjusting the width of the backrest. The adjusting means have an adjusting element, which is arranged together with the airbag module in the side wall and movable relative to the middle part, via which the position of the side wall is changeable relative to the middle part. The adjusting element is connected to a section of the module housing of the airbag module so that the module housing is moved by moving the adjusting element.

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