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US 10,703,320 B2Granted
Vehicle airbag
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsS.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a roof and a first member supported by the roof. The first member is inflatable to an inflated position. The vehicle includes a second member supported by and in fluid communication with the first member and inflatable to an inflated position elongated along a vehicle-lateral axis and spaced from the roof. The vehicle includes an uninflatable panel extending from the roof and fixed to the second member in the inflated position.
Claims18
A vehicle comprising:
- a roof;
- a first member supported by the roof and inflatable to an inflated position;
- a second member supported by and in fluid communication with the first member and inflatable to an inflated position elongated along a vehicle-lateral axis and spaced from the roof, the second member in the inflated position includes an outer panel defining a depression, and the second member defines a chamber and includes a tether in the chamber extending from the outer panel at the depression;
- and
- an uninflatable panel extending from the roof and fixed to the second member in the inflated position.
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An airbag assembly, comprising:
- a first seat;
- a second seat spaced from the first seat along a lateral axis;
- a tubular member including a first, a second, and a third guide spaced from each other along the lateral axis, each guide extending circumferentially around the lateral axis;
- a first depression between the first and the second guides, the first depression extending circumferentially around the lateral axis radially inward relative to the first and the second guides, the first depression centered relative to the first seat along the lateral axis;
- and
- a second depression between the second and the third guides, the second depression extending circumferentially around the lateral axis radially inward relative to the second and the third guides, the second depression centered relative to the second seat along the lateral axis.
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An airbag assembly, comprising:
- a tubular member defining an axis and including a first, a second, and a third guide spaced from each other along the axis, each guide extending circumferentially around the axis, the first guide including a plurality of tubes elongated transverse to the axis;
- a first depression between the first and the second guides, the first depression extending circumferentially around the axis radially inward relative to the first and the second guides;
- and
- a second depression between the second and the third guides, the second depression extending circumferentially around the axis radially inward relative to the second and the third guides.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.