Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Michael Goesch

Markus Koelsch

Felix Haenel

Chris Curtis

Uwe Buelow

Eugen Riesen

Martina Boeddeker

A vehicle seat part has a cover with a tear seam and an airbag module with an airbag and a force concentrator. The force concentrator partially surrounds the airbag. The concentrator has two end regions connected to the cover adjacent to and on opposing sides of the tear seam. One of the end regions is connected to the cover at a plurality of connecting portions spaced apart from one another.

Vehicle seat part

A vehicle seat has an airbag module arranged in a seat bottom cushion. The seat bottom cushion is covered by a cover and comprises at least a first, relatively softer, 'comfort' foam element adjacent to the cover and a second, relatively harder or firmer, 'protective' foam element. The airbag module is positioned within a cavity defined in and by the second foam element so that it is at least partially surrounded by the harder second foam to protect the airbag module from downward forces applied to the seat bottom.

Vehicle seat bottom with airbag module

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Hilden, Germany

Michael Goesch