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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Charles Richards, Farmington, UT (US);
Louis Mueller, Roy, UT (US);
Autoliv 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 (). An airbag holder portion () made of plastic is molded onto the cover (). The airbag holder portion () is formed as a fastening bracket (). 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 portion (). 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.