Manifold to selectively inflate seat airbags
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsZhibing Deng, Joseph E. Abramczyk, Deepak Patel
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Abstract
An assembly includes a seat. The assembly includes a first airbag supported by the seat. The assembly includes a second airbag supported by the seat. The assembly includes a manifold defining a chamber. The manifold includes a first fluid outlet operatively coupled to the first airbag to provide fluid from the chamber to the first airbag. The manifold includes a second fluid outlet operatively coupled to the second airbag to provide fluid from the chamber to the second airbag. The manifold includes an exhaust fluid outlet. The assembly includes an inflator operatively coupled to the manifold to provide fluid to the chamber.
Claims19
An assembly, comprising:
- a seat;
- a first airbag supported by the seat;
- a second airbag supported by the seat;
- a manifold defining a chamber and including a first fluid outlet operatively coupled to the first airbag to provide fluid from the chamber to the first airbag, a second fluid outlet operatively coupled to the second airbag to provide fluid from the chamber to the second airbag, and an exhaust fluid outlet;
- the exhaust fluid outlet being decoupled from the first airbag, the exhaust fluid outlet having one end open to the chamber and another end open to atmosphere around the seat;
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- an inflator operatively coupled to the manifold to provide fluid to the chamber.
An assembly, comprising:
- a seat;
- a first airbag supported by the seat;
- a second airbag supported by the seat;
- a manifold defining a chamber and including a first fluid outlet operatively coupled to the first airbag to provide fluid from the chamber to the first airbag, a second fluid outlet operatively coupled to the second airbag to provide fluid from the chamber to the second airbag, and an exhaust fluid outlet;
- an inflator operatively coupled to the manifold to provide fluid to the chamber;
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- an exhaust valve moveable to an open position permitting fluid flow through the exhaust fluid outlet and to a closed position inhibiting fluid flow through the exhaust fluid outlet,
- the exhaust fluid outlet having one end open to the chamber and another end open to atmosphere around the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.