Side impact air bag seat-integrated reaction surface panel

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1996-05-09

1999-12-21

Cuomo, Peter M.

Chairs and seats

Crash seat

Force-absorbing means incorporated into back

2807302, B60N 242

Patent

active

060039388

ABSTRACT:
A material cover (27) for a vehicle seat (22), the seat having a seat back (26) having a front surface (28), a rear surface (32) and a side surface (30), the material cover (27) including front (28'), rear (32') and side (30') material panels covering the front, rear and side of the seat back, a reinforcement panel (50,50') secured to an inside surface (31) of the side material (30') for effectively decreasing the elongation of the side panel (30') to localize stress in the side material portion (30') to encourage the side material portion to tear along a line proximate a side (52a) of the reinforcement panel when the panel is forced outwardly by the action of an inflating air bag (46).

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