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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Tk Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Russell Joseph Mihm, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Richard Andrew Wiik, Oakland, MI (US);
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A mounting device for mounting an airbag module to a seat frame having a bottom frame and a back frame mounted to the bottom frame and having at least one side member extending in a substantially vertical direction. The mounting device includes a mounting bracket, mounted to an outside surface of the side member and connected to the airbag module, and at least one load transfer device, mounted to an inside surface of the side member and engaging a front portion or a rear portion of the side member, having a main body shaped to engage the inside surface and an engagement portion extending from the main body and shaped to engage the front portion or the rear portion. The load transfer device distributes a load, originating at the airbag module as a result of deployment or occupant loading of the airbag, from the mounting bracket to the seat frame.