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US 11,951,925 B1Granted
Vehicle airbag system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a bulkhead. The vehicle includes a base supported by the bulkhead and inflatable from a stowed position away from the bulkhead to a deployed position. The vehicle includes an airbag supported by the base and inflatable away from the bulkhead to a deployed position.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a bulkhead;
- a seat facing the bulkhead, the seat having a seatback, the seatback being reclinable;
- a base supported by the bulkhead and inflatable from a stowed position away from the bulkhead to a deployed position;
- an airbag supported by the base and inflatable away from the bulkhead to an inflated position, the airbag in the inflated position being in front of the seat;
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- a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to, in response to detecting that a recline angle of the seatback is greater than a threshold and detecting an impact to the vehicle, command the base to the deployed position and the airbag to the inflated position.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a bulkhead;
- a seat facing the bulkhead, the seat having a seatback, the seatback being reclinable;
- a second seat facing the bulkhead, the seat and the second seat arranged along a vehicle-lateral axis;
- a base supported by the bulkhead and inflatable from a stowed position away from the bulkhead to a deployed position, the base extending along the bulkhead directly in front of the seat and the second seat;
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- an airbag supported by the base and inflatable away from the bulkhead to an inflated position, the airbag in the inflated position being directly in front of the seat.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a bulkhead;
- a base supported by the bulkhead and inflatable from a stowed position away from the bulkhead to a deployed position, the base including a class-A surface;
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- an airbag supported by the base and inflatable away from the bulkhead to an inflated position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.