Airbag arrangement

• US 5,743,554 A
• Filed: 07/12/1996
• Issued: 04/28/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Van Riesen GmbH U Company KG
• Original Assignee: Van Riesen GmbH U Company KG
• Inventors: Friedrich, Matthias, Wolfl, Volkmar
• Primary Examiner(s): Rice, Kenneth R.
• Application Number:
  US08/682,849
• Time in Patent Office: 655 Days
• Field of Search: 280/730.1, 280/730.2
• US Class Current: 280/730.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0004 Frontal collision
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/022 mounted on seats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/2173 the module or part thereof being movably mounted on the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23153 specially adapted for rear seat passengers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/02 Occupant safety arrangements or fittings , e.g. crash pads seat belts with crash pads B60R22/14; removable children's seats having a front guard or barrier B60N2/2839
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/207 in vehicle seats

Abstract

There is disclosed an airbag arrangement for a vehicle seat, in particular for the rear seat of a motor vehicle. The airbag is so arranged laterally at the end of a carrier which is fastened on the side of the seat or of the back rest, that a person seated neighboring the carrier is essentially protected towards the front by the airbag. The carrier is pivotably mounted about an axis from a rest position into a working position and vise versa, this axis lying approximately parallel to a cutting axis formed between the seat surface and the back rest surface. The carrier together with airbag located thereon, in the rest position, lies in a recess in the seat surface or back rest surface, flushly closed with this surface.

Claims

1. An airbag arrangement for a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle, characterized in that an airbag is arranged at an end of a carrier fastened on a side of the vehicle seat or on a back rest surface of the vehicle seat such that a person seated neighbouring the carrier is essentially protected towards the front by the airbag, said carrier being pivotably mounted about an axis from a rest position into a working position and vice versa, said axis lying approximately parallel to a cutting axis formed between a seat surface and the back rest surface;

and that the carrier together with airbag located thereon, in the rest position, lies in a recess in the seat surface or the back rest surface and is flushly occluded with this surface.

2. An airbag arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the carrier is lockable in its working position.

3. An airbag arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that an airbag is arranged at both sides of the carrier.

4. An airbag arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that an airbag is arranged at both sides of the carrier.

5. An airbag arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that a switch is provided which, in the case of a vehicle collision, transmits the releasing impulse further to the propellant charge only then, when the carrier is locked in the working position and the airbag is situated in the pivoted-out, locked position.

6. An airbag arrangement for a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle, characterized in that an airbag is arranged at an end of a carrier fastened on a side of the vehicle seat or on a back rest surface of the vehicle seat such that a person seated neighbouring the carrier is essentially protected towards the front by the airbag, said carrier being pivotably mounted about an axis from a rest position into a working position and vice versa, said axis lying approximately parallel to a cutting axis formed between a seat surface and the back rest surface;

and that the carrier together with airbag located thereon, in the rest position, lies in a recess in the seat surface or the back rest surface and is flushly occluded with this surface;

said airbag arrangement is characterized in that the airbag is adjustable in height in the carrier or the carrier itself is adjustable in height.

7. An airbag arrangement for a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle, characterized in that an airbag is arranged at an end of a carrier fastened on a side of the vehicle seat or on a back rest surface of the vehicle seat such that a person seated neighbouring the carrier is essentially protected towards the front by the airbag, said carrier being pivotably mounted about an axis from a rest position into a working position and vice versa, said axis lying approximately parallel to a cutting axis formed between a seat surface and the back rest surface;

and that the carrier together with airbag located thereon, in the rest position, lies in a recess in the seat surface or the back rest surface and is flushly occluded with this surface.

said airbag arrangement is characterized in that the carrier is adjustable in length.