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MOVEABLE BACK PANEL FOR A VEHICLE SEAT

  • US 20110018318A1
  • Filed: 10/05/2010
  • Published: 01/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle seat having a back rest for supporting the back of a seat occupant, the backrest comprising:

  • a seat back support assembly;

    a cushion attached to the seat back support assembly;

    a back panel that is movable between a flush position in which the back panel is secured flush to the seat back support assembly and a spaced position in which the back panel is retained in a spaced relationship relative to the seat back support panel;

    a torsion bar operatively connected between the back panel and the seat back support assembly, wherein forces applied by an occupant in a collision move the back panel from the flush position to the spaced position and against the force of the torsion bar, and wherein the torsion bar resets the back panel to the flush position after the collision.

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