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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1999
Yuichi Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Syunji Takazawa, Ota, JP;
Other;
Abstract
In a vehicle seat containing an airbag apparatus in a seat back, a cover member for covering a side portion storing the airbag apparatus is constituted by a plurality of cover elements. The cover elements are made of material having different elongation percentages in a length direction and a width direction and sewn together to constitute the cover member. The cover element located on a front surface of the side portion is obtained by cutting the material such that the less extendible direction corresponds to a width direction of the seat back, and the cover element located on a side surface of the side portion is obtained by cutting the material such that the less extendible direction corresponds to a back-forth direction of the seat back. The cover elements are sewn together in a sewing portion extending in a vertical direction. The sewing portion is cut, when the airbag is expanded.