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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1998
John P O'Loughlin, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Jess A Cuevas, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Ahmad K Al-Amin, Higley, AZ (US);
Wael S Elqadah, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Roy D Van Wynsberghe, Mesa, AZ (US);
Bryan W Shirk, Mesa, AZ (US);
Timothy A Swann, Mesa, AZ (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus (10) includes a vehicle seat back (20) and an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (18) supported on the seat back (20) for deployment upward from the upper end (62) of the seat back (20). The apparatus (10) further includes a backing member (70) supported on the seat back (20) for movement from a retracted position to a deployed position under the influence of inflation fluid pressure forces applied by the protection device (18). When the backing member (70) is in the deployed position, it projects upward from the upper end (62) of the seat back (20) at a location behind the protection device (18). The backing member (70) is non-deflectable under the influence of the inflation fluid pressure forces applied by the protection device (18).