IP Library Granted Patent US 12,296,771
Granted Patent B2
US 12,296,771 · App. 18/294,689 · Granted May 13, 2025

Airbag device for arranging on a backrest part of a moveable seat device of a motor vehicle, and seat device

Inventors: Eric Gärtner (Stuttgart, DE); Claus Geisler (Herrenberg, DE); Lutz Quarg (Boeblingen, DE)
Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
B60R21/207B60R21/233B60R2021/23153B60R2021/23308
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Patent No.
US 12,296,771
App. No.
18/294,689
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An airbag device arranged on a backrest part of a moveable seat device of a motor vehicle includes first and second gas bags. The first gas bag is deployed into a receiving position by a deployment unit of the airbag device responsive to an actuation signal. In the receiving position the first gas bag is designed to receive a body part of an occupant of the motor vehicle, the occupant facing the backrest part. The second gas bag, at least in the receiving position, is deployed between the backrest part and the first gas bag.

Claims (22)

1. A seat device for a motor vehicle, the seat device comprising:

a backrest part;

an airbag device arranged on the backrest part of the seat device, wherein the airbag device comprises

a first gas bag configured to be deployed into a receiving position by a deployment unit of the airbag device according to an actuation signal, wherein in the receiving position the first gas bag is configured to receive a body part of an occupant of the motor vehicle, wherein the occupant is facing the backrest part and the occupant is behind the seat device when viewed in a direction of longitudinal movement of the seat device;

a second gas bag, which at least in the receiving position, is configured to be deployed between the backrest part and the first gas bag, wherein the first gas bag is a tubular structure bag that consists of an actively filled tubular structure and a valve film; and

a third gas bag, which in the deployed state, is configured to be deployed ahead of the first gas bag and is facing the occupant.

2. The seat device of claim 1 , wherein the deployment unit is configured to deploy the first gas bag and the second gas bag.

3. The seat device of claim 1 , wherein the airbag device has at least one further deployment unit and the further deployment unit is configured to deploy the second gas bag.

4. The seat device of claim 1 , wherein the airbag device is configured to deploy the first gas bag and the second gas bag jointly.

5. The seat device of claim 1 , wherein the third gas bag is a tubular structure bag.

6. The seat device of claim 1 , wherein the third gas bag is pneumatically coupled to the first gas bag.

7. A seat device for a motor vehicle, the seat device comprising:

a backrest part;

an airbag device arranged on the backrest part of the seat device, wherein the airbag device comprises

a first gas bag configured to be deployed into a receiving position by a deployment unit of the airbag device according to an actuation signal, wherein in the receiving position the first gas bag is configured to receive a body part of an occupant of the motor vehicle, wherein the occupant is facing the backrest part and the occupant is behind the seat device when viewed in a direction of longitudinal movement of the seat device;

a second gas bag, which at least in the receiving position, is configured to be deployed between the backrest part and the first gas bag, wherein the first gas bag is a tubular structure bag that consists of an actively filled tubular structure and a valve film; and

a third gas bag, which in the deployed state, is configured to be deployed ahead of the first gas bag and is facing the occupant,

wherein the airbag device is configured to deploy the first gas bag and the second gas bag independently of one another.

8. A method for operating a seat device for a motor vehicle, wherein the seat device comprises a backrest part and an airbag device, comprising first, second, and third gas bags arranged on the backrest part of the seat device, wherein the method comprises:

deploying, responsive to an actuation signal, the first gas bag into a receiving position by a deployment unit of the airbag device, wherein in the receiving position the first gas bag is configured to receive a body part of an occupant of the motor vehicle, wherein the occupant is facing the backrest part and the occupant is behind the seat device when viewed in a direction of longitudinal movement of the seat device;

deploying the second gas bag, which at least in the receiving position, is configured to be deployed between the backrest part and the first gas bag, wherein the first gas bag is a tubular structure bag that consists of an actively filled tubular structure and a valve film; and

deploying the third gas bag ahead of the first gas bag, wherein the third gas bag faces the occupant.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2024
From: GÄRTNER, ERIC; GEISLER, CLAUS; QUARG, LUTZ
To: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
Reel/Frame 066735/0710 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2021 004 054.6 · Aug 5, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240343218A1 · Oct 17, 2024
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