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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Markus Koelsch, Cologne, DE;
Michael Goesch, Hilden, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60N 2/70 (2006.01); B60R 21/2342 (2011.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01); B60R 21/217 (2011.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60N 2/7035 (2013.01); B60R 21/2342 (2013.01); B60R 21/2176 (2013.01); B60R 2021/161 (2013.01); B60R 2021/26076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle seat has an airbag module arranged in a seat bottom cushion. The seat bottom cushion is covered by a cover and comprises at least a first, relatively softer, 'comfort' foam element adjacent to the cover and a second, relatively harder or firmer, 'protective' foam element. The airbag module is positioned within a cavity defined in and by the second foam element so that it is at least partially surrounded by the harder second foam to protect the airbag module from downward forces applied to the seat bottom.