Body-mounted airbag above door opening
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed D. Barbat
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a first pillar and a second pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The first pillar and the second pillar define a door opening therebetween. An airbag is above the door opening in an uninflated position and is inflatable across the door opening to an inflated position. A cable is above the door opening when the airbag is in the uninflated position. The cable extends across the door opening from the first pillar to the second pillar when the airbag is in the inflated position. A pyrotechnic retractor is below the airbag and the cable when the airbag is in the uninflated position. The pyrotechnic retractor is connected to the cable.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a first pillar and a second pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis, the first pillar and the second pillar defining a door opening therebetween;
- an airbag above the door opening in an uninflated position and inflatable across the door opening to an inflated position;
- a cable above the door opening when the airbag is in the uninflated position, the cable extending across the door opening from the first pillar to the second pillar when the airbag is in the inflated position;
- a pyrotechnic retractor below the airbag and the cable when the airbag is in the uninflated position, the pyrotechnic retractor being connected to the cable;
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- a tether extending from the pyrotechnic retractor to the cable, the tether being connected to the cable.
A vehicle comprising:
- a first pillar and a second pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis, the first pillar and the second pillar defining a door opening therebetween;
- an airbag above the door opening in an uninflated position and inflatable across the door opening to an inflated position;
- a cable above the door opening when the airbag is in the uninflated position, the cable extending across the door opening from the first pillar to the second pillar when the airbag is in the inflated position;
- a pyrotechnic retractor below the airbag and the cable when the airbag is in the uninflated position, the pyrotechnic retractor being connected to the cable;
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- a tether extending from the pyrotechnic retractor to the airbag.
A vehicle comprising:
- a first pillar and a second pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis, the first pillar and the second pillar defining a door opening therebetween;
- an airbag above the door opening in an uninflated position and inflatable across the door opening to an inflated position;
- a cable above the door opening when the airbag is in the uninflated position, the cable extending across the door opening from the first pillar to the second pillar when the airbag is in the inflated position;
- a pyrotechnic retractor below the airbag and the cable when the airbag is in the uninflated position, the pyrotechnic retractor being connected to the cable;
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- a first track on the first pillar and a second track on the second pillar, the cable being movably engaged with the first pillar and the second pillar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.