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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Daniel Ferretti, Commerce Township, MI (US);
John W. Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Grant A. Compton, Livonia, MI (US);
Kendrick Alden Harper, Temperance, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seatback assembly includes a seatback side support that has a frame member that extends. A suspension component extends forward from the side support to define a peripheral gap. An airbag module is operably coupled to the frame member. A first trim piece conceals a rear area of the frame member and extends forward over the airbag module. A second trim piece is coupled to a forward portion of the frame member and is detachably coupled with the first trim piece along a seam. The airbag module is deployable forward through the seam to move the second trim piece into the peripheral gap.