Vehicle seating assembly with side airbag deployment
US9302643B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/21506
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly having a first trim piece including a flange having a first side with intermittently-spaced elongate protrusions and a second side with intermittently-spaced attachment elements. A second trim piece including an inner wall having intermittently-spaced retention windows and an outer wall having an elongate channel disposed on an inner wall surface thereof, the inner and outer walls defining a cavity therebetween. The flange engages the cavity such that the intermittently-spaced elongate protrusions are removably engaged with the elongate channel and the intermittently-spaced attachment elements are removably engaged with the intermittently-spaced retention windows. An airbag deployment system is positioned proximate the first and second trim pieces and configured to deploy an airbag between the first and second trim pieces.
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