Patent · US Active

Seat

US8104789B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

5References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael L. Tracht · Ingolstadt, DE
Rainer Penzel · Freising, DE
Thomas Klisch · Birkenfeld, DE
Sebastian Geithner · Munich, DE
Wolfgang Hermann · Lechenich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 5, 2011
Grant date	Jan 31, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 5, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

A seat assembly having a seat structure, a cover, a back panel, and a package plate. The back panel has a lateral wall that covers a receiving space in which a side airbag module is arranged. The package plate is arranged between the lateral wall and the side airbag module. The package plate has a back end that engages the seat structure and a front end disposed opposite the back end that is located within the receiving space. An airbag of the side airbag module is configured to deploy between the front end and the cover and between the cover and a free end of the lateral wall.

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