Seat with side air bag
Patent 5997032 Issued on December 7, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 17, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 17, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAir bag module Seat structure equipped with side impact air bag Seat structure having a side impact air bag apparatus Air bag apparatus for vehicle Seat structure having a side impact air bag apparatus Vehicle seat side airbag guide chute Seat mounted air bag system Patent #: 5893579 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 042567 filed on 03/17/1998US Classes:280/730.2, Mounted in vehicle and positioned laterally of occupant280/730.1Inflated confinement specially positioned relative to occupant or conforming to the body shape of occupantExaminersPrimary: Ellis, Christopher P.Foreign Patent References
International ClassB60R 021/22Foreign Application Priority Data1997-03-17 JPAbstractA seat with a side air bag for a motor vehicle is provided with an air bag module that includes an inflator and an air bag, and is incorporated in a seat back portion of the seat. The air bag is inflated to fill a space between an occupant and a side wall of the vehicle. The seat further includes a first skin member covering each side face of the seat back portion, and a second skin member covering a front face of the seat back portion. The second skin member is sewed to one end of the first skin member. A reinforcing member is provided on at least a part of a rear surface of the first skin member, for controlling a direction in which the air bag expands out of the seat back portion. | |
