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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2011
Bobby Lusk, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Bin Wang, Windsor, CA;
Brian Czach, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Bradley W. Smith, Plain City, UT (US);
Charles Richards, Farmington, UT (US);
Louis Mueller, Roy, UT (US);
Mark S. Hatfield, Providence, UT (US);
Brett Richard Garner, South Weber, UT (US);
Bobby Lusk, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Bin Wang, Windsor, CA;
Brian Czach, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Bradley W. Smith, Plain City, UT (US);
Charles Richards, Farmington, UT (US);
Louis Mueller, Roy, UT (US);
Mark S. Hatfield, Providence, UT (US);
Brett Richard Garner, South Weber, UT (US);
Autoilv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
A side airbag module assembly for a vehicle seat back rest features a molded plastic cover () with a Class A surface constituting the outside of the cover visible after installation in the backrest (). A base plate () of an airbag holder () made of metal or plastic is rigidly connected to the cover () by insert-molding or a different method of attachment. A fastening bracket () is integrally formed onto the base plate (). An airbag () including a gas generator () is prepackaged in a soft pack () with fasteners () protruding from the soft pack (). The fasteners () and the fastening bracket () are configured to attach the soft pack () to the airbag holder (). Upon deployment of the airbag, the fastening bracket () will bend and thereby open the cover (), which allows the airbag () to inflate in a forward direction.