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US 10,507,783 B2Granted
Adaptive backup structure for airbag support
AssigneeNIO USA, Inc.
InventorJeffrey D. Rupp
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Abstract
In a vehicle having a display mounted forward of a passenger seat on a dashboard and angled toward a driver seat adjacent the passenger seat, the display is moveable from the angled position to a position flush with the dashboard, and an airbag system is configured to deploy an airbag cushion that displaces the display from the angled position to the position flush with the dashboard to ensure that the airbag cushion has an adequate backup or support surface.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a driver seat;
- a passenger seat;
- a display mounted on a dashboard positioned in front of the passenger seat, the display movable between a first position flush with the dashboard and a second position angled toward the driver seat;
- and
- an airbag system comprising an airbag cushion configured to deploy into a space between the passenger seat and the display, the airbag cushion further configured to inflate in a controlled manner that pushes the display from the second position to the first position.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a display mounted on a dashboard forward of a passenger seat, the display angled toward a driver seat adjacent the passenger seat and having a first side proximate the driver seat and a second side distal the driver seat, the first side rotatably mounted to the dashboard and the second side held in position by a mount;
- a crash detection system;
- a mechanism for breaking or displacing the mount upon detection of a crash by the crash detection system;
- and
- an airbag system comprising an airbag cushion configured to deploy into a space between the passenger seat and the display, the airbag cushion further configured to inflate in a controlled manner that causes the display to rotate toward the dashboard.
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A vehicle airbag system comprising
- an inflator;
- a crash detection system that triggers the inflator upon detection of a vehicle crash;
- and
- an airbag cushion connected to the inflator, the airbag cushion configured to deploy into a space between a vehicle passenger seat and a display mounted on a vehicle dashboard when the crash detection system detects a vehicle crash, the airbag cushion further configured to exert, during inflation of the airbag cushion, a force on the display that causes the display to rotate from a second position to a first position, the second position angled relative to the dashboard and the first position parallel with the dashboard.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.