Patent ID: 7445234

Claim:
An automobile seat foamed body and airbag, comprising: a foamed body formed of foam material for defining an automobile seat and with a seat lateral area having an airbag exit opening, said foamed body defining an exit channel; an airbag module integrated into the seat lateral area, said airbag module comprising an expandable airbag and a gas generator, and wherein the airbag exit opening is normally closed with the airbag positioned to be expanded therethrough, the foamed body having a cavity, in which a non-expanded airbag can be at least partially received, said non-expanded airbag being held together in the cavity of the foamed body by fixing elements in the form of tensioning belts, said airbag extending through said foamed body via said exit channel when said airbag module is released, said exit channel being in communication with said cavity; a reinforcement element arranged in an area of said exit channel, said reinforcement element reinforcing said foam material of said foamed body, said reinforcement element being foamed in said foam material of said foamed body, said reinforcement element being elastically deformable, said reinforcement element being a knitted fabric element produced by combined knitting and weaving of fiber materials, said reinforcement element having a three-dimensional shape corresponding with a shape of said cavity and a shape of said exit channel, said reinforcement element having a reinforcement element opening, said airbag extending through said reinforcement element opening when said airbag module is released.