Charles T Richards

US Patent:

20130015640, Jan 17, 2013

Filed:

Jul 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/179801

Inventors:

Bobby Lusk - Lake Orion MI, US
Bin Wang - Windsor, CA
Brian Czach - Shelby Township MI, US
Bradley W. Smith - Plain City UT, US
Charles Richards - Farmington UT, US
Louis Mueller - Roy UT, US
Mark S. Hatfield - Providence UT, US
Brett Richard Garner - South Weber UT, US

International Classification:

B60R 21/16

US Classification:

2807282

Abstract:

A side airbag module assembly for a vehicle seat back rest features a molded plastic cover () with a Class A surface constituting the outside of the cover visible after installation in the backrest (). A base plate () of an airbag holder () made of metal or plastic is rigidly connected to the cover () by insert-molding or a different method of attachment. A fastening bracket () is integrally formed onto the base plate (). An airbag () including a gas generator () is prepackaged in a soft pack () with fasteners () protruding from the soft pack (). The fasteners () and the fastening bracket () are configured to attach the soft pack () to the airbag holder (). Upon deployment of the airbag, the fastening bracket () will bend and thereby open the cover (), which allows the airbag () to inflate in a forward direction.