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US 12,479,385 B2Granted
Electronically controlled airbag vents
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
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Abstract
An airbag system including a panel defining a chamber. A vent opening extends through the panel and a cover is positioned over the vent opening and attached to the panel. A conductor at least partially surrounds the vent opening and is operative to release at least a portion of the cover from the panel when the conductor is electrically energized.
Claims14
An airbag system, comprising:
- a panel defining a chamber;
- a vent opening extending through the panel, the panel including a peripheral edge margin surrounding the vent opening, the peripheral edge margin being of a one-piece construction with a portion of the panel adjacent the peripheral edge margin;
- a cover positioned over the vent opening, the cover overlapping the peripheral edge margin;
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- a conductor at least partially surrounding the at least one vent opening and operative to burn and/or melt the cover to release at least a portion of the cover from the panel when the conductor is electrically energized;
- the peripheral edge margin including a heat-resistant material different than the material of the portion of the panel adjacent the peripheral edge margin to isolate the conductor from the portion of the panel adjacent the peripheral edge margin.
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