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US 10,625,704 B2Granted
Vehicle including inflatable assembly supported by seat
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAlan George Dry, Brian Robert Spahn, Johnathan Andrew Line, Benjamin Yilma, S. M. Akbar Berry
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Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly includes a seatback including a left lateral panel and a right lateral panel opposite the left lateral panel, a left airbag inflatable from the left lateral panel to an inflated position, a right airbag inflatable from the right lateral panel to an inflated position, and a tether extending from the left lateral panel to the right lateral panel. The tether is connected to the airbags.
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A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- a seatback including a left lateral panel and a right lateral panel opposite the left lateral panel;
- an upper left airbag inflatable from the left lateral panel to an inflated position;
- an upper right airbag inflatable from the right lateral panel to an inflated position;
- a tether extending from the left lateral panel to the right lateral panel, the tether connected to the upper left and right airbags;
- a lower left airbag inflatable from the left lateral panel and disposed below the upper left airbag;
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- a lower right airbag inflatable from the right lateral panel and disposed below the upper right airbag.
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A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- a seatback including a left lateral panel, a right lateral panel opposite the left lateral panel, and a top section;
- a left airbag inflatable from the left lateral panel to an inflated position;
- a right airbag inflatable from the right lateral panel to an inflated position;
- a top airbag inflatable from the top section forward relative to the seatback to an inflated position;
- a first tether extending from the left lateral panel to the right lateral panel, the first tether connected to the left and right airbags and to the top airbag;
- a front airbag inflatable downward from the top airbag when the top airbag is in the inflated position;
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- a second tether extending from the left lateral panel to the right lateral panel.
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A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- a seatback including a left lateral panel, a right lateral panel opposite the left lateral panel, and a top section;
- a left airbag inflatable from the left lateral panel to an inflated position;
- a right airbag inflatable from the right lateral panel to an inflated position;
- a top airbag inflatable from the top section forward relative to the seatback to an inflated position;
- a tether extending from the left lateral panel to the right lateral panel, the tether connected to the left and right airbags and to the top airbag;
- a front airbag inflatable downward from the top airbag when the top airbag is in the inflated position;
- a front-airbag inflator fluidly connected to the front airbag;
- at least one lateral-airbag inflator fluidly connected to the left airbag and the right airbag;
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- a controller communicatively coupled to the front-airbag inflator and the at least one lateral-airbag inflator, wherein the controller is programmed to instruct the front-airbag inflator to inflate after instructing the at least one lateral-airbag inflator to inflate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.