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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz-Dieter Adomeit, Berlin, DE;
Sami Al Samarae, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Takata-Petri AG, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/42 ;
Abstract
A vehicle seat for an automobile has a shell with a transverse slot and at least one energy absorbing support located in the slot, in the front part of the seat. The support is horizontally deformable by the pelvis of the occupant when the latter is displaced forward as a result of a sharp deceleration of the vehicle. The portion of the shell behind the support is deformable downwardly at least partially by the pelvis of the occupant when he or she is displaced forward as a result of a sharp deceleration of the vehicle. The height of the support remains substantially unchanged as a result.