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Seat structure equipped with side impact air bag

  • US 5,799,971 A
  • Filed: 11/19/1996
  • Issued: 09/01/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A seat structure for a vehicle equipped with a side impact air bag apparatus, said seat structure comprising:

  • a seat back having a seat back frame;

    an air bag case made of resin and mounted to a side portion of the seat back frame, said air bag case having a lid;

    an air bag body contained within said air bag case;

    a seat pad disposed toward the front of the vehicle relative to said lid; and

    seat surface layers covering said seat pad and having a sewn portion,wherein, when an external force is applied to a side of the vehicle, the air bag apparatus is activated, the sewn portion is ruptured, and the air bag body is unfolded, said lid of said air bag case opening due to the unfolding of said air bag, and said seat pad being compressed by said lid toward an inner side of said seat back in a transverse direction of said seat back when said lid is opened.

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