Vehicle occupant protection apparatus

Details Vehicle occupant protection apparatus Vehicle occupant protection apparatus

1998-05-27

1999-11-02

Culbreth, Eric D.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

2807282, B60R 2122

Patent

active

059755652

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (10) includes a seat frame (20), an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (18), and a reinforcing assembly (80). The frame (20) has a bottom portion (24) and a back portion (22) which is pivotal relative to the bottom portion (24). The protection device (18) is mounted on the back portion (22) of the frame (20) for rearward deployment from the back portion (22). The reinforcing assembly (80) includes a rigid brace (82) with an upper end portion (86) adjacent to the back portion (22) of the frame (20), a lower end portion (88) adjacent to the bottom portion (24) of the frame (20), and an intermediate portion (90) joining the upper and lower end portions (86) and (88). A fastener structure (92) fixes one portion (22 or 24) of the frame (20) permanently to one end portion (86 or 88) of the brace (82). A locking device (84) interlocks the other portion (24 or 22) of the frame (20) releasably with the other end portion (88 or 86) of the brace (82).

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patent: 5324071 (1994-06-01), Gotomyo et al.
patent: 5722719 (1998-03-01), Glomstad
patent: 5730411 (1998-03-01), Pawlowicz et al.

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