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US 11,801,801 B1Granted
Deployable cargo panel
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque
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Abstract
An assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle roof and a panel rotatably connected to the vehicle roof. The panel is rotatable away from the vehicle roof from a stowed position to a deployed position. The assembly includes an airbag supported on the panel. The airbag is inflatable from the panel in a vehicle-forward direction when the panel is in the deployed position.
Claims17
An assembly comprising:
- a vehicle roof;
- a panel rotatably connected to the vehicle roof and rotatable away from the vehicle roof from a stowed position to a deployed position;
- an airbag supported on the panel, the airbag being inflatable in a vehicle-forward direction from an uninflated position to an inflated position when the panel is in the deployed position;
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- a vehicle-passenger compartment and a vehicle-cargo compartment below the vehicle roof, the panel in the deployed position being between the vehicle-passenger compartment and the vehicle-cargo compartment.
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