Autoliv Asp, Incorporated

Autoilv Asp, Inc.

Charles Richards

Louis A Mueller

Bradley W Smith

Bin Wang

Mark Sherman Hatfield

Brett R Garner

Jeffrey Low

Brian Keith Czach

Bobby Lusk

Fabrics for inflatable airbags including one or more aperture sections are disclosed. The aperture sections can be formed in woven fabric panels of the inflatable airbags. Methods of weaving fabric panels including aperture sections for inflatable airbags are also disclosed. The aperture sections may define vents, or the aperture sections may receive a portion of an inflator, a lead wire, and/or a mounting hardware component.

Airbag fabric including apertures and methods of forming the same

A side airbag module assembly for a vehicle seat back rest features a molded plastic cover () with a Class A surface constituting the outside of the cover visible after installation in the backrest (). An airbag holder portion () made of plastic is molded onto the cover (). The airbag holder portion () is formed as a fastening bracket (). An airbag () including a gas generator () is prepackaged in a soft pack () with fasteners () protruding from the soft pack (). The fasteners () and the fastening bracket () are configured to attach the soft pack () to the airbag holder portion (). Upon deployment of the airbag, the fastening bracket () will bend and thereby open the cover (), which allows the airbag () to inflate in a forward direction.

Side airbag module assembly

A side airbag module assembly for a vehicle seat back rest features a molded plastic cover () with a Class A surface constituting the outside of the cover visible after installation in the backrest (). A base plate () of an airbag holder () made of metal or plastic is rigidly connected to the cover () by insert-molding or a different method of attachment. A fastening bracket () is integrally formed onto the base plate (). An airbag () including a gas generator () is prepackaged in a soft pack () with fasteners () protruding from the soft pack (). The fasteners () and the fastening bracket () are configured to attach the soft pack () to the airbag holder (). Upon deployment of the airbag, the fastening bracket () will bend and thereby open the cover (), which allows the airbag () to inflate in a forward direction.

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Farmington, UT, United States of America

Charles Richards