Patent ID: 6739673
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
An automotive vehicle seat back assembly, comprising:a. a first portion; b. a second portion formed separately from the first portion but which is joined with the first portion via at least one joint; wherein at least one of the first portion or the second portion is fabricated from a molded plastic and further is defined to include a plurality of individual integrated reinforcement structures for defining an integrated reinforcement structure pattern; c. an attachment assembly adapted to anchor said seat back directly to at least one body in white portion of said automotive vehicle; wherein the seat back assembly is capable of (1) withstanding without rupture at least about 13000 Newtons in the direction in which the seat faces in a plane, parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle; and (2) upon rapid acceleration up to about 20 to about 30 g, exhibiting substantially no fragmentation of the seat back with at least a 36 kg mass placed behind the seat back.