Patent ID: 6450528
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle seat housing an airbag device fixed to a door side portion of a seat back side frame in a concave portion of a seat pad which is open to a rear side of a vehicle and covered by a seat surface covering, the vehicle seat comprising:guide means disposed on an airbag side of the seat pad, the guide means being positioned on a side of a plane connecting an axis of an inflator of the airbag device and a breakage sewn portion of the seat surface covering that is closer to a center of the seat, at an airbag pouch body expansion area, the guide means being harder than a main portion of the seat pad, the guide means being deformed by expansion pressure of the airbag pouch body and guiding an airbag pouch body in a predetermined direction, and the seat pad continuously covering a front side of the airbag pouch body; and a concave portion formed in a portion of the seat pad near a door side front end portion of the airbag pouch body, the concave portion being defined by a concave surface facing inwardly of the seat pad, wherein the axis of the inflator, the breakage sewn portion of the seat portion and the concave portion lying on said plane and the guide means is disposed closer to the center of the seat than said plane.