IP Library Granted Patent US 11,427,149
Granted Patent B2
US 11,427,149 · App. 17/058,552 · Granted Aug 30, 2022

Motor vehicle

Inventor: Stefan Hensel (Puchheim, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
B60R21/23138B60R21/207B60R21/2165B60R2021/2078B60R2021/23146
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Patent No.
US 11,427,149
App. No.
17/058,552
Granted
Aug 30, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor vehicle includes a body that forms a vehicle interior, where a front seat row and a rear seat row are formed in the vehicle interior. A rear seat of the rear seat row is disposed adjacent to a side wall of the body and the rear seat has a backrest. A side part of the rear seat is disposed between the backrest and the side wall. An airbag module is disposed in the side part and extends approximately parallel to the backrest and at least over a length of the backrest and an airbag guide sack surrounds the airbag module. The airbag module and the airbag guide sack are fastened to a carrier shell and the carrier shell is attached to the body.

Claims (16)

1. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a body that forms a vehicle interior, wherein a front seat row and a rear seat row are formed in the vehicle interior;

wherein a rear seat of the rear seat row is disposed adjacent to a side wall of the body and wherein the rear seat has a backrest;

wherein a side part of the rear seat is disposed between the backrest and the side wall;

an airbag module is disposed in the side part and extends approximately parallel to the backrest and at least over a length of the backrest;

an airbag guide sack that surrounds the airbag module; and

a carrier shell, wherein the airbag module and the airbag guide sack are fastened to the carrier shell and wherein the carrier shell is attached to the body;

wherein a respective opening of the airbag guide sack is disposed at an upper end portion and at a lower end portion of the airbag guide sack which are partially or completely closed by a respective seam.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein in an inflated state of an airbag sack of the airbag module, the airbag sack covers a thorax, or the thorax and a pelvis, or the thorax and the pelvis and a head, or the thorax, the pelvis and shoulders, or the pelvis, of a person sitting on the rear seat.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the respective openings are completely or partially closeable by a respective sacrificial seam.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a cover is disposed on the side part and wherein a tearing seam of the cover is disposed opposite an outlet point of an airbag sack of the airbag module.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the carrier shell has an opening which points in a direction of the outlet point of the airbag sack and the tearing seam of the cover.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the lower end portion of the airbag guide sack is divided into a first region and a second region.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the side part is attached to the body.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the side part includes a padding which is covered by a cover.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the airbag guide sack is made of a material corresponding to a fabric of an airbag and wherein a cover of the side part is made of a plastic material, a leather, a textile and/or a textile leather.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2021
From: HENSEL, STEFAN
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 057259/0994 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 208 562.5 · May 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210122324A1 · Apr 29, 2021