Autoliv Development Ab

Autoliv Asp, Incorporated

Håkan Sundmark

Gilles Garret

Emma Svenbrant

Séverine Wollin

Stephane Pretot

Jamison Pexton

David Erickson

An air-bag unit for a vehicle seat including a squab () and a back-rest (). The back-rest () includes a frame which is covered with upholstery (). An air-bag unit () has an inflatable air-bag () connected to an inflator () to inflate the air-bag. The air-bag unitis mounted to the back-rest frame () so as to be located inboard of part of the frame () with the inflator () being located adjacent the rearmost region of the frame () and positioned to direct gas into the air-bag () in a generally forward direction. The arrangement is such that actuation of the air-bag unit () will cause the air-bag () to inflate so that at least part of the air-bag () lies between the frame () and the occupant () of the seat.

Vehicle seats

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Alingsås, Sweden

Håkan Sundmark