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US 11,884,229 B1Granted
Vehicle including a moveable console with airbag
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a dash. A first seat and a second seat are spaced from the dash. A console is adjacent to the dash with the console being movable from a stowed position disposed in the dash to a deployed position extending from the dash between the first seat and the second seat. An airbag is supported by the console with the airbag being inflatable to an inflated position when the console is in the deployed position.
Claims18
A vehicle comprising:
- a dash;
- a vehicle floor;
- a first seat and a second seat;
- a console adjacent to the dash;
- the console being movable relative to the dash along an axis between a stowed position and a deployed position, the console being disposed in the dash in the stowed position and movable away from the dash between the first seat and the second seat from the stowed position to the deployed position;
- a lock configured to lock the console relative to the dash in the deployed position;
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- an airbag supported by the console, the airbag being inflatable to an inflated position when the console is in the deployed position;
- the lock including a peg on one of the console or the vehicle floor and a hole on the other of the console or the vehicle floor;
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- the peg and the hole being positioned so that the peg and the hole are vertically aligned with each other along the axis when the console is in the deployed position and are spaced from each other along the axis when the console is in the stowed position.
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