US6095602A
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Automotive seat with side air bag device
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-10-26
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Granted: 2000-08-01
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Expires: 2018-10-26
Abstract
Abstract To break the trim cover 2 effectively and positively for instantaneous emerging of the inflated and expanded air bag from inside the seat, less-elongation stay cloths 7 and 8 each having two parallel sides of different lengths are provided in a region over both the front side and lateral trim cover portions 2a and 2b where the air bag is to be inflated and expanded, the stay cloths extending from the seam line 2c, or break line 3, along which the trim cover 2 is to be broken when the air bag is inflated and expanded, the front side and lateral portions 2a and 2b, respectively, of the trim cover 2, and the stay cloths 7 and 8 are positioned on the inner surfaces of the front side and lateral portions 2a and 2b of the trim cover 2, respectively, with their shorter sides thereof aligned with the respective seam-line ends of the front side and lateral trim cover portions 2a and 2b and registered with each other, and sewn at the shorter sides thereof together with the ends of the front side and lateral trim cover portions 2a and 2b, while being joined, at the longer sides thereof, to the seat back frame 4, so that the stay cloths 7 and 8 are kept tensioned on the inner surface of the trim cover 2.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumio Umezawa
- 👤 Takashi Aoki
- 👤 Hidetoshi Utsumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:29
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/20; B60R21/207; B60R2021/0002; B60R2021/0006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
283 words
An automotive seat comprising a seat back having a seat back frame and a trim cover and a side air bag device comprising an inflator and an air bag adapted to be inflated and to expand out of said seat when supplied with an output pressure from said inflator, said side air bag device being disposed at one side of said seat back frame, wherein: said trim cover comprises a front portion and a lateral portion that cover the side of the seat back frame where said side air bag device is located, said front portion having an edge and said lateral portion having an edge, said front and lateral portions being joined at their respective edges along a seam line therebetween such that said front portion and said lateral portion are separable when said air bag is inflated and expanded; said trim cover further comprising: a first stay cloth attached to an inner surface of said front portion, said first stay cloth having a first edge adjacent the seam line and a second edge operatively connected to the seat back frame, said first edge being opposite from and substantially shorter than said second edge; and a second stay cloth attached to an inner surface of said lateral portion, said second stay cloth having a first edge adjacent the seam line and a second edge operatively connected to the seat back frame, said first edge being opposite from and substantially shorter than said second edge; said first and second stay cloths being formed of a material that is substantially less deformable than said front and lateral portions of said trim cover when subjected to expansion pressure caused by inflation of said air bag.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
283 words
An automotive seat comprising a seat back having a seat back frame and a trim cover and a side air bag device comprising an inflator and an air bag adapted to be inflated and to expand out of said seat when supplied with an output pressure from said inflator, said side air bag device being disposed at one side of said seat back frame, wherein: said trim cover comprises a front portion and a lateral portion that cover the side of the seat back frame where said side air bag device is located, said front portion having an edge and said lateral portion having an edge, said front and lateral portions being joined at their respective edges along a seam line therebetween such that said front portion and said lateral portion are separable when said air bag is inflated and expanded; said trim cover further comprising: a first stay cloth attached to an inner surface of said front portion, said first stay cloth having a first edge adjacent the seam line and a second edge operatively connected to the seat back frame, said first edge being opposite from and substantially shorter than said second edge; and a second stay cloth attached to an inner surface of said lateral portion, said second stay cloth having a first edge adjacent the seam line and a second edge operatively connected to the seat back frame, said first edge being opposite from and substantially shorter than said second edge; said first and second stay cloths being formed of a material that is substantially less deformable than said front and lateral portions of said trim cover when subjected to expansion pressure caused by inflation of said air bag.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The automotive seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first and second stay cloths are provided integrally with said trim cover by sewing or laminating said first and second stay cloths to said inner surface of said trim cover.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The automotive seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first and second stay cloths are substantially trapezoidal in shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The automotive seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first and second edges of the first stay cloth are substantially parallel to each other and the first and second edges of the second stay cloth are substantially parallel to each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The automotive seat as set forth in claim 4 wherein the first stay cloth has a pair of non-parallel edges disposed between the first and second edges thereof and the second stay cloth has a pair of non-parallel edges disposed between the first and second edges thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The automotive seat as set forth in claim 5 wherein the non-parallel edges of the first stay cloth are curved convexly relative to each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The automotive seat as set forth in claim 6 wherein the non-parallel edges of the second stay cloth are curved convexly relative to each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The automotive seat as set forth in claim 5, wherein the non-parallel edges of the first stay cloth are curved concavely relative to each other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The automotive seat as set forth in claim 8, wherein the non-parallel edges of the second stay cloth are curved concavely relative to each other.
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