Lear Corporation

Michael Corvino

Joshua Hallock

Michael R Ferrari

Todd W Waelde

Sam Blair

Ike Syed

Vito Francesco Mannino

Kiran Mandhare

Alejandro O Cordoba

Luke Schmidt

Mayur Manohar Faye

Owen S Middleton

Rahul A Kshirsagar

Robert Elliott

Mark D Trombley

A seat assembly, comprising a seat back comprising: a cushion; a back panel assembly, including: a substrate panel; an outer panel coupled to the substrate panel via a plurality of protrusions of at least one of the outer panel or the substrate panel; a retainer coupled to the substrate panel and the outer panel; a trim cover engaged with the back panel assembly and covering at least a portion of the cushion; and an airbag disposed at least partially between the outer panel and the trim cover; wherein the retainer is configured to limit movement of the outer panel during deployment of the airbag.

Seat assembly

A flexible lengthwise fastener is provided with a first retainer provided with a lengthwise substrate. The lengthwise fastener is also provided with a second retainer provided with a lengthwise substrate to engage with the lengthwise substrate of the first retainer. When the first retainer and the second retainer are combined, the first retainer and the second retainer provide the appearance of a traditional seam.

Lengthwise fastener

A seat assembly may include a seatback frame, a rear panel connected to the seatback frame, and a bolster body releasably connected to the rear panel. The bolster body may include a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The second portion may extend from a first side of the first portion. The third portion may extend from a second side of the first portion.

Seat assembly and seat portion

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Canton, MI, United States of America

Michael Corvino