Airbag on law-enforcement vehicle partition
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle body defines an occupant cabin. The vehicle body includes a ceiling above the occupant cabin and a floor below the occupant cabin. The vehicle includes a partition extending from the floor to the ceiling and dividing the occupant cabin into an officer compartment and a detainee compartment. The partition has a front surface facing the officer compartment and a rear surface facing the detainee compartment. An airbag is supported by the partition and is inflatable into the detainee compartment.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body defining an occupant cabin;
- the vehicle body including a ceiling above the occupant cabin and a floor below the occupant cabin;
- a partition extending from the floor to the ceiling dividing the occupant cabin into an officer compartment and a detainee compartment;
- the partition having a front surface facing the officer compartment and a rear surface facing the detainee compartment;
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- an airbag supported by the partition in an uninflated position and being inflatable into the detainee compartment.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body defining an occupant cabin;
- the vehicle body including a ceiling above the occupant cabin and a floor below the occupant cabin;
- a partition extending from the floor to the ceiling dividing the occupant cabin into an officer compartment and a detainee compartment;
- the partition having a front surface facing the officer compartment and a rear surface facing the detainee compartment;
- an airbag supported by the partition and being inflatable into the detainee compartment;
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- a bench seat in the detainee compartment, the bench seat having at least two occupant-seating areas arranged cross-vehicle, the airbag extending across the at least two occupant-seating areas vehicle-forward of the at least two occupant-seating areas in an inflated position.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body defining an occupant cabin;
- the vehicle body including a ceiling above the occupant cabin and a floor below the occupant cabin;
- a partition extending from the floor to the ceiling dividing the occupant cabin into an officer compartment and a detainee compartment;
- the partition having a front surface facing the officer compartment and a rear surface facing the detainee compartment;
- an airbag supported by the partition and being inflatable into the detainee compartment;
- a second airbag supported by the partition, the second airbag being inflatable into the officer compartment;
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- two front seats in the officer compartment, the second airbag being inflatable between the two front seats.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.