Patent ID: 7556312

Claim:
A motor vehicle seat comprising: a seat frame; a pair of side frame members of the seat frame extending substantially parallel to each other in a fore-and-aft direction along the seat frame; a bracket extending laterally across the seat frame interconnecting the side frame members together; a seat pan for supporting a cushion thereon; an airbag housing portion of the seat pan for storing an airbag and having a housing opening oriented to generally face upwardly and rearwardly in a rearward oblique direction relative to the fore-and-aft direction through which the airbag is deployed for lifting the seat cushion; a forward wall portion of the seat pan housing portion extending in a forward oblique direction relative to the fore-and-aft direction generally orthogonal to the rearward oblique direction with the forward wall portion engaging and secured to the bracket so that the bracket reinforces the forward wall portion during deployment of the airbag out through the housing opening in the rearward oblique direction; an airbag cover disposed over the housing opening; and at least one positioning member for positioning the cover on the seat pan to cover the housing opening.