Airbag assembly including airbag and panel having depressed region
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsS.M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque
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Abstract
An airbag assembly includes an airbag and a panel. The panel extends from a first apex to a second apex each spaced from the airbag. The panel includes a depressed region between the first apex and the second apex. The depressed region is attached to the airbag. During a vehicle impact, the momentum of the occupant may move the occupant toward the depressed region of the panel. The airbag may absorb energy from the occupant, and the apexes encourage the occupant to be retained in the depressed region.
Claims22
A vehicle interior comprising:
- a roof;
- an airbag supported by the roof;
- a panel extending from a first apex to a second apex, the first apex and the second apex being spaced from the airbag;
- the panel including a depressed region between the first apex and the second apex, the depressed region being attached to the airbag;
- wherein the panel extends from the second apex to a third apex, and wherein the panel includes a second depressed region between the second apex and the third apex, the second depressed region being attached to the airbag.
(canceled)
An airbag assembly comprising:
- an airbag;
- a panel extending from a first apex to a second apex, the first apex and the second apex being spaced from the airbag;
- the panel including a depressed region between the first apex and the second apex, the depressed region being attached to the airbag;
- wherein the panel extends from the second apex to a third apex, and wherein the panel includes a second depressed region between the second apex and the third apex, the second depressed region being attached to the airbag.
(canceled)
A vehicle interior comprising:
- a roof;
- an airbag supported by the roof;
- a panel extending from a first apex to a second apex, the first apex and the second apex being spaced from the airbag;
- the panel including a depressed region between the first apex and the second apex, the depressed region being attached to the airbag;
- wherein the airbag is inflatable to an inflated position, and further comprising a seat disposed in the depressed region when the airbag is in the inflated position;
- wherein the airbag is elongated from the roof along an airbag axis in the inflated position, and wherein the seat is rotatable relative to the airbag about a seat axis generally parallel to the airbag axis.
A vehicle interior comprising:
- a roof;
- an airbag supported by the roof;
- a panel extending from a first apex to a second apex, the first apex and the second apex being spaced from the airbag;
- the panel including a depressed region between the first apex and the second apex, the depressed region being attached to the airbag;
- wherein the airbag extends from the roof along an airbag axis transverse to the roof, and the panel circumferentially surrounds the airbag entirely around the airbag axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.