Patent ID: 7654562
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A lateral airbag device, comprising: an airbag mounted in a vehicle seat below a seat cover of the vehicle seat, the airbag being inflated in an event of a vehicle accident; wherein the seat cover includes at least two tear seam sections which are separated by a non-tearing-open seat cover section, the at least two tear seam sections are torn open by the deploying airbag and permit the airbag to emerge from the vehicle seat, wherein the deploying airbag deploys into a predetermined position by a configuration of the seat cover, or the seat cover maintains a predetermined position of the airbag; and at least one supporting element fastened to the seat cover in a region of the tear seam in such a manner that an airbag region tearing open the tear seam is supported by the supporting element, wherein the supporting element is formed by a supporting bag, the supporting bag being fastened to the seat cover in the region of the tear seam in such a manner that an airbag region of the airbag which is assigned to the supporting bag deploys into the supporting bag and pushes the supporting bag outward out of an interior of the seat.