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US 11,491,948 B2Granted
Pillar-supported airbag for extending vehicle seat
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Anil Kalra
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Abstract
An assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle floor and a vehicle roof spaced from the vehicle floor. A pillar extends from the vehicle floor to the vehicle roof. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the pillar. The airbag is inflatable from the pillar from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The assembly includes a seat supported by the vehicle floor adjacent the pillar. The airbag extends around the seat when in the inflated position.
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An assembly, comprising:
- a vehicle floor and a vehicle roof spaced from the vehicle floor;
- a pillar extending from the vehicle floor to the vehicle roof;
- an airbag supported by the pillar, the airbag being inflatable from the pillar from an uninflated position to an inflated position;
- and
- a seat supported by the vehicle floor adjacent the pillar, the airbag encircling the seat when in the inflated position.
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An assembly, comprising:
- a vehicle floor and a vehicle roof spaced from the vehicle floor;
- a pillar extending from the vehicle floor to the vehicle roof;
- an airbag supported by the pillar, the airbag being inflatable from the pillar from an uninflated position to an inflated position;
- the airbag including a vehicle-forward portion and a vehicle-rearward portion opposite the vehicle-forward portion, the vehicle-forward portion being inflatable from an opposite direction from the vehicle-rearward portion around the seat;
- the vehicle-forward portion and the vehicle-rearward portion each having an end distal to the pillar, the ends overlapping each other when the airbag is in the inflated position;
- a seat supported by the vehicle floor adjacent the pillar, the airbag extending around the seat when in the inflated position.
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An assembly, comprising:
- a vehicle floor and a vehicle roof spaced from the vehicle floor;
- a pillar extending from the vehicle floor to the vehicle roof;
- an airbag supported by the pillar, the airbag being inflatable from the pillar from an uninflated position to an inflated position;
- and
- a seat supported by the vehicle floor adjacent the pillar, the airbag extending around the seat when in the inflated position;
- the vehicle roof and the vehicle floor each including a track, the airbag being engaged with and movable along the tracks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.