Patent ID: 7452030
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A motor vehicle seat comprising: a seat pan for supporting a cushion thereon; an airbag housing portion of the seat pan for storing an airbag and having front, rear and opposite sides which cooperate to define a housing opening through which the airbag is deployed for lifting the seat cushion; a narrow channel of the seat pan extending about the airbag housing portion along the front and rear sides thereof with the narrow channel being configured to direct liquid away from the housing portion; and an airbag cover having forward and rearward sides that fit between seat pan front and rear wall portions of the narrow channels to allow for the airbag cover to be easily located on the seat pan between the front and rear channel wall portions to close the housing opening with the front and rear wall portions limiting shifting of the airbag cover in corresponding forward and rearward directions.