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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Tk Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Russell Joseph Mihm, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Richard Andrew Wiik, Oakland, MI (US);
Assignee:
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60N 2/44 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60N 2/44 (2013.01); B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0006 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0032 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23146 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airbag assembly including an airbag module mounted to a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket is mounted to an outside surface of a side member of a back frame of a vehicle seat frame and partially covers the outside surface of the side member and extending along a length of the side member. The assembly includes a load transfer device mounted to an inside surface of the side member. The load transfer device distributing a load originating at the airbag module from the mounting bracket to the vehicle seat frame.