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US 10,525,925 B2Granted
Door assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsZhibing Deng, Krish E. Aekbote, Deepak Patel
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Abstract
A door assembly includes a door trim panel, a first airbag coupled to the door trim panel and inflatable to an inflated position, a second airbag coupled to the door trim panel and spaced in a vehicle-rearward direction from the first airbag and inflatable to an inflated position, and an inflator in simultaneous fluid communication with both the first and second airbags when the first and second airbags are in the inflated positions.
Claims16
A door assembly comprising:
- a door trim panel;
- a first airbag coupled to the door trim panel and inflatable to an inflated position;
- a second airbag coupled to the door trim panel and spaced in a vehicle-rearward direction from the first airbag and inflatable to an inflated position;
- and
- an inflator in simultaneous fluid communication with both the first and second airbags when the first and second airbags are in the inflated positions;
- wherein the first airbag in the inflated position extends farther inboard than the second airbag in the inflated position;
- the door trim panel includes a first seam and a second seam that are each frangible when pushed by one of the first and second airbags inflating;
- the door trim panel includes a first breakaway panel positioned to be contacted by the first airbag when inflating, and the first seam defines an edge of the breakaway panel;
- and
- the door trim panel includes a second breakaway panel, and the second seam defines an edge of the second breakaway panel.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a door including a trim panel;
- a first airbag coupled to the trim panel and inflatable to an inflated position;
- a second airbag coupled to the trim panel and spaced in a vehicle-rearward direction from the first airbag and inflatable to an inflated position;
- and
- an inflator in fluid communication with both the first and second airbags when the first and second airbags are in the inflated positions;
- wherein the first airbag in the inflated position extends farther inboard than the second airbag in the inflated position;
- the door trim panel includes a first seam and a second seam that are each frangible when pushed by one of the first and second airbags inflating;
- the door trim panel includes a first breakaway panel positioned to be contacted by the first airbag when inflating, and the first seam defines an edge of the breakaway panel;
- and
- the door trim panel includes a second breakaway panel, and the second seam defines an edge of the second breakaway panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.