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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1995
Dieter Schaper, Eisenhofen, DE;
Josef Mayer, Unterschleissheim, DE;
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
A passenger seat for motor vehicle has a seat member and a backrest. A first side air bag is integrated into the seat member and the backrest for lateral impact protection in an accident. Upon activation the first side air bag is inflated and emerges from the seat member and the backrest so as to bridge laterally the space between the seat member and the backrest. The first side air bag is a hose having an initial diameter and an initial length, wherein upon inflation the initial diameter increases and the initial length shortens. The hose is connected with a first end to a fastening point at a forward portion of seat member and with a second end to a fastening point at an upper portion of the backrest.