Vehicle seat assembly

摘要

A vehicle seat assembly comprises a vehicle seat comprising a rigid frame, one or more resilient portions and a covering material, wherein an openable deployment seam is provided at a portion of the covering material, and wherein the vehicle seat defines a recess. An airbag module is provided within the recess and comprises a housing, an airbag and an inflator system. Also provided is gripping means which is movable between a first position and a second position in which the portion of the covering material is restrained to assist deployment of the airbag through the deployment seam.

主权项

1. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
a vehicle seat comprising a rigid frame, one or more resilient portions and a covering material, wherein an openable deployment seam is provided at a portion of the covering material, and wherein the vehicle seat defines a recess; and an airbag module provided within the recess and comprising a housing, an airbag, an inflator system, and a gripping means movable from a first position to a second position when the airbag is inflated by the inflator system,
wherein the gripping means includes a pressure receiving surface provided within the housing and one or more protrusions extending from the pressure receiving surface and through apertures provided at an exterior surface of the housing,wherein in the first position the gripping means is spaced apart from an inside surface of the covering material, andwherein in the second position the gripping means restrains the covering material by moving the one or more protrusions toward the covering material.