Airbag housing
AssigneeZoox, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Scott Armagost, Joao Pedro Damasio Simoes De Oliveira, Anthony Iannone, David Maurice Libeaut, Syed Mohsin Ahmed Naqvi
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Abstract
A vehicle airbag system, comprises: (A) a housing comprising an opening, (B) an airbag, configured to expand from a stowed state to a deployed state in response to a trigger, wherein the airbag: (i) is located inside the housing while in the stowed state, and (ii) extends out of the opening while expanding to the deployed state, and (C) a hinged door, configured to: extend across the opening to close the opening while the airbag is in the stowed state, and pivot away from the opening due to the airbag expanding to the deployed state.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a body defining a passenger compartment;
- a seat assembly comprising a backrest portion;
- and
- an airbag system positioned behind the backrest portion relative to the passenger compartment, and comprising:
- a housing comprising an opening and a door engagement component;
- an airbag, configured to expand from a stowed state to a deployed state in response to a trigger, wherein the airbag:
- (i) is located inside the housing while in the stowed state, and (ii) extends out of the opening while expanding to the deployed state;
- and
- a hinged door comprising a free end, wherein the free end is configured to:
- engage with the door engagement component while the airbag is in the stowed state, such that the hinged door extends across the opening to close the opening;
- and
- disengage with the door engagement component and pivot away from the opening due to the airbag expanding to the deployed state.
A vehicle airbag system, comprising:
- a housing comprising an opening;
- an airbag, configured to expand from a stowed state behind a backrest portion of a seat assembly to a deployed state in response to a trigger, wherein the airbag:
- (i) is located inside the housing while in the stowed state, and (ii) extends out of the opening while expanding to the deployed state;
- and
- a hinged door, configured to:
- extend across the opening to close the opening while the airbag is in the stowed state;
- and
- pivot away from the opening due to the airbag expanding to the deployed state.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a body defining a passenger compartment;
- a seat assembly comprising a backrest portion;
- and
- an airbag system positioned behind the backrest portion relative to the passenger compartment, and comprising:
- a housing comprising an opening;
- an airbag, configured to expand from a stowed state to a deployed state in response to a trigger, wherein the airbag:
- (i) is located inside the housing while in the stowed state, and (ii) extends out of the opening while expanding to the deployed state;
- and
- a hinged door, configured to:
- extend across the opening to close the opening while the airbag is in the stowed state;
- and
- pivot away from the opening due to the airbag expanding to the deployed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.