Airbag housing
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRussell Joseph Mihm, Michael Steven Medoro, Andres Almeida Senatore, Dylan Mandelbaum, Otis Allen, Siddharthan Selvasekar, Sydney Puckett
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Abstract
An assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The assembly includes an airbag housing supporting the airbag, the airbag housing having a side wall that is movable outward to a deployed position upon inflation of the airbag. The assembly includes a display screen moveable from an initial position to a stowed position, the display screen operatively coupled to the side wall such that movement of the side wall to the deployed position moves the display screen to the stowed position.
Claims20
An assembly, comprising:
- an airbag inflatable to an inflated position;
- an airbag housing supporting the airbag, the airbag housing having a side wall that is movable outward to a deployed position upon inflation of the airbag;
- a display screen moveable from an initial position to a stowed position, the display screen operatively coupled to the side wall such that movement of the side wall to the deployed position moves the display screen to the stowed position;
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- a rod operatively coupling the side wall to the display screen.
An assembly, comprising:
- an airbag inflatable to an inflated position;
- an airbag housing supporting the airbag, the airbag housing having a side wall that is movable outward to a deployed position upon inflation of the airbag, the side wall defining a first slot and a second slot, the side wall having a press plate between the first slot and the second slot, and the press plate movable outward to the deployed position;
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- a display screen moveable from an initial position to a stowed position, the display screen operatively coupled to the side wall such that movement of the side wall to the deployed position moves the display screen to the stowed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.