# US 10,479,310 B2 · Vehicle seating assembly with airbag carrier > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,479,310 B2 - Document ID: US10479310B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/792,851 - Filed: 2017-10-25 - Published: 2019-04-25 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-25 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Alan George Dry; Johnathan Andrew Line; Brian Robert Spahn; Benjamin Yilma; S. M. Akbar Berry - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479310B2 ## CPC - B60R 21/207: in vehicle seats - B60N 2/14: rotatable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/10 {, B60N2/2869} take precedence) - B60N 2/79: {Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests} - B60R 2021/2173: {the module or part thereof being movably mounted on the vehicle} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A vehicle seating assembly is provided herein. The vehicle includes a seat-base coupled to a seatback. A guide-channel and an armrest are coupled to at least one of the seatback and the seat-base. A carrier having an airbag is slidably coupled to the guide-channel, wherein the carrier is operable between a stowed position and a use position. The carrier is disposed vehicle downward of the armrest while in the stowed position. An airbag deployment side of the carrier is generally directed seating assembly rearward while the carrier is in the use position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle seating assembly, comprising: a seat-base coupled to a seatback; a guide-channel and armrest coupled to at least one of the seatback and the seat-base; and a carrier comprising an airbag and slidably coupled to the guide-channel, wherein the carrier is operable between a stowed position, disposed vehicle downward of the armrest, and a use position where an airbag deployment side of the carrier is generally directed seating assembly rearward. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrier further comprises: a panel pivotally coupled to the carrier and configured to pivot open to allow the airbag to deploy out of the airbag deployment side. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vehicle seating assembly of claim 2, wherein the panel is configured to provide a reactive surface for the airbag. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a propulsion feature configured to move the carrier along the guide-channel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The vehicle seating assembly of claim 4, wherein the propulsion feature comprises an electric motor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The vehicle seating assembly of claim 4, wherein the propulsion feature comprises a pyrotechnic mechanism. ### Claim 7 A seating assembly, comprising: a seat-base; a seatback coupled to the seat-base to generally define an occupant space; an armrest coupled with the seatback; a guide-channel positioned between the seat-base and the armrest; a carrier comprising an airbag and configured to move along the guide-channel from a stowed position to an extended position that is within the occupant space; and a panel pivotally coupled to the carrier and configured to pivot open to allow the airbag to deploy out of the carrier and provide a reactive surface for the airbag, wherein the carrier is operable between a stowed position, disposed vehicle downward of the armrest, and a use position where an airbag deployment side of the carrier is generally directed seating assembly rearward. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The seating assembly of claim 7, further comprising: a propulsion feature configured to move the carrier along the guide-channel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The seating assembly of claim 7, wherein the guide-channel is generally tubular. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The seating assembly of claim 7, wherein the guide-channel is coupled to the armrest. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The seating assembly of claim 7, wherein the guide-channel is disposed at least partially within at least one of the seat-base and the seatback. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The seating assembly of claim 7, wherein a portion of the carrier is disposed within the seatback when the carrier is in the stowed position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The seating assembly of claim 7, further comprising: an anti-submarining ramp coupled to the seat-base. ### Claim 14 A seating assembly, comprising: a seat-base; a seatback coupled to the seat-base to define an occupant space; and a carrier comprising an airbag and configured to move along a guide-channel such that the airbag deploys in a seating assembly rearward direction into the occupant space, wherein the carrier is operable between a stowed position, disposed vehicle downward of the armrest, and a use position where an airbag deployment side of the carrier is generally directed seating assembly rearward. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The seating assembly of claim 14, wherein the carrier is configured to slide along the guide-channel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The seating assembly of claim 14, wherein the carrier further comprises: an electrical energy distribution point. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The seating assembly of claim 14, further comprising: a propulsion feature configured to move the carrier along the guide-channel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The seating assembly of claim 14, further comprising: a locking feature coupled to at least one of the carrier and the guide-channel, wherein the locking feature is configured to substantially prevent movement of the carrier along the guide-channel. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The seating assembly of claim 14, wherein the guide-channel is disposed at least partially within at least one of the seat-base and the seatback. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The seating assembly of claim 14, wherein the guide-channel is generally tubular.