Lear Corporation

Robert A Buono

Ian D Haynes

Michael P Modreski

Matthew Kipf

Vikas Patwardhan

Jerry A Maroudis

Jon Liu

An air bag guide () for a vehicle seat component () includes flexible inner and outer panels () having outer extremities () located adjacent a release seam () of a trim cover (), with the outer extremity () of the flexible inner panel secured to the trim cover, and with the outer extremity () of the flexible outer panel () unconnected to the trim cover and curved to provide a guide flap ().

Vehicle seat component having air bag guide and trim cover with release seam

A tuned vibration absorbing system () for a seat system () includes a flexible extension member () that is coupled to the seat system (). A suspended element () is coupled to the flexible extension member (). The flexible extension member () and the suspended element () are configured to absorb vibration within the seat system (). A method of designing and manufacturing a seat system () includes designing the tuned vibration absorbing system () with the flexible extension member () and the suspended element () to absorb vibration within the seat system (), which is then manufactured and coupled to the seat system ().

Tuned vibration absorbing system for a seat system

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Manchester, MI, United States of America

Robert A Buono