Claims
- 1. A rear seat airbag device arranged for installation in a vehicle having an adjustable front seat assembly including a front seat bottom having an underframe, and a front seat backrest, comprising:an airbag; an airbag cover over said airbag in an uninflated, partially deployed condition, said cover mounted over a rear surface of said front seat backrest with said airbag between said cover and said backrest, and said cover and said airbag being adjustable with said front seat assembly, said airbag cover forming an airbag deployment opening between said cover and said backrest directed to deploy said airbag toward a head and chest portion of a rear seat occupant, and at least one gas generator arranged to inflate said airbag, wherein said gas generator is connected to said seat bottom underframe.
- 2. A rear seat airbag device according to claim 1 wherein said airbag is arranged to deploy in a first stage to expand said cover away from said rear surface and in a second stage to deploy an upper portion of said airbag through said deployment opening toward said head and chest portion of a rear seat occupant.
- 3. A rear seat airbag device as specified in claim 2 wherein said cover extends from said front seat bottom to a middle portion of said backrest, and wherein said cover is articulated to said front seat bottom.
- 4. A rear seat airbag device as specified in claim 1 wherein said backrest has a limited range of adjustment.
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
Date |
Country |
Kind |
199 16 848 |
Apr 1999 |
DE |
|
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application PCT/EP00/02278, filed Mar. 15, 2000, now abandoned. The invention relates to a safety device having at least one back seat airbag for a motor vehicle.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Number |
Name |
Date |
Kind |
5324071 |
Gotomyo et al. |
Jun 1994 |
A |
5738368 |
Hammond et al. |
Apr 1998 |
A |
5782529 |
Miller, III et al. |
Jul 1998 |
A |
Foreign Referenced Citations (3)
Number |
Date |
Country |
19540911 |
Apr 1999 |
DE |
2131475 |
Nov 1972 |
FR |
1383922 |
Feb 1975 |
GB |
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
Entry |
English-language Abstract for JP 04 166 455, published Jun. 12, 1992. |
Continuations (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
PCT/EP00/02278 |
Mar 2000 |
US |
Child |
09/976652 |
|
US |