Patent ID: 11865989
Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A seat (1) for a vehicle and comprising:
a frame (5);
a bearing structure (6), which is mounted on the frame (5), is elastically deformable so as to elastically deform following the thrust of a body of an occupant of the seat (1) and is divided into a seat (2), a backrest (3) and a headrest (4);
an upholstery (7), which covers the bearing structure (16) and makes up an aesthetic and tactile interface to the outside;
a covering shell (8), which is mounted on a rear wall of the frame (5) and has a rear wall (9) and two side walls (10), which come into contact with the bearing structure (6);
a side airbag (11), which is provided with an inflatable cushion, is directly fixed to the frame (5) and is arranged in a containing space (13) laterally delimited by an outer side wall (10) of the covering shell (8); and
a deflector plate (12), which is rigid, is directly mounted on the frame (5) and is arranged behind the side airbag (11) so as to be located between the side airbag (11) and the covering shell (8);
wherein the containing space (13) is directly delimited at the front by an outer portion (14) of the bearing structure (6) so that a front wall of the side airbag (11) directly faces, with no elements between them, a rear wall of the outer portion (14) of the bearing structure (6);
wherein a connection (15) between an end of an outer side wall (10) of the covering shell (8) and the outer portion (14) of the bearing structure (6) has a calibrated mechanical resistance so as to break due to the thrust of the expansion of the cushion of the side airbag (11), thus creating a passage opening (17), through which the cushion comes out of the seat (1), between the end of the outer side wall (10) of the covering shell (8) and the outer portion (14) of the bearing structure (6); and
wherein the outer portion (14) of the bearing structure (6) is configured not to break, but to deform forward due to the thrust of the expansion of the cushion of the side airbag (11), which directly presses against the outer portion (14) of the bearing structure (6).