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US 10,723,301 B2Granted
Airbag for retractable steering wheel
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSrinivas Reddy Malapati, Ramakrishna Jingade, Matt Alan Niesluchowski, Krishnakanth E. Aekbote, Alison Callaghan
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Abstract
A restraint system includes a retractable steering wheel, an airbag inflatable from the steering wheel, two primary tethers, two secondary tethers, and a tether release engaged with both secondary tethers. The airbag when inflated includes a front panel adjacent the steering wheel and an impact panel opposite the front panel. The primary tethers extend from the front panel to the impact panel. The secondary tethers extend from the front panel to each primary tether.
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A restraint system comprising:
- a retractable steering wheel;
- an airbag inflatable from the steering wheel, the airbag when inflated including a front panel adjacent the steering wheel and an impact panel opposite the front panel;
- two primary tethers extending from the front panel to the impact panel;
- a secondary tether extending from the front panel to each primary tether;
- a tether release engaged with both secondary tethers;
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- an intermediate tether extending from one of the primary tethers to the other of the primary tethers, the intermediate tether spaced from the front panel and from the impact panel.
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