Patent ID: 6578911
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
A seat provided with an air bag module, comprising:a seat back including a back pad, a seat back frame for supporting said back pad, and a trim cover covering said back pad and said seat back frame; an air bag module including an air bag, and an inflator for causing said air bag to be inflated and developed; said back pad having a cavity; said air bag module being accommodated in said cavity of said back pad and attached to said seat back frame; said trim cover having a sewing portion acting as a breaking portion which can be broken when said air bag inflates; first and second stay cloths provided in said trim cover by sewing said first and second stay cloths together with said sewing portion of said trim cover; said first and second stay cloths having terminals; said terminals of said first and second stay cloths being taken into said cavity of said back pad so as to wrap said air bag module; an engaging member attached to said seat back frame; and a support wire system arranged at the back of said air bag module for pulling and supporting said first and second stay cloths; said support wire system coupled to said terminals of said first and second stay cloths and engaged with said seat back frame; said support wire system comprising a first support wire for pulling and supporting said first stay cloth, and a second support wire for pulling and supporting said second stay cloth; said first support wire comprising: a first support portion coupled to a terminal of said first stay cloth; said first support portion having first and second ends; first and second spaced apart arm portions extending from said first and second ends perpendicularly to said first support portion and being parallel to each other; first and second hook portions formed into substantially U-shapes by bending end portions of said first and second arm portions; said first and second hook portions being suspended on and engaged with said engaging member; and first and second lock portions formed by bending free end portions of said first and second hook portions; said second support wire comprising: a second support portion coupled to a terminal of said second stay cloth; said second support portion having third and fourth ends; third and fourth spaced apart arm portions extending from said third and fourth ends perpendicularly to said second support portion and being parallel to each other; third and fourth hook portions formed into substantially U-shapes by bending end portions of said third and fourth arm portions; said third and fourth hook portions being suspended on and engaged with said engaging member; and third and fourth lock portions formed by bending free end portions of said third and fourth hook portions; said first lock portion of said first support wire and said third lock portion of said second support wire being engaged and interlocked with each other; and said second lock portion of said first support wire and said fourth lock portion of said second support wire being engaged and interlocked with each other.