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US 2019/0315304 A1Published application
Roof mounted seat support airbag
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsHUIPENG CHEN, ZHENYAN GAO, ROBERT WILLIAM MCCOY
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Abstract
An airbag includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is for extending from a vehicle roof and engagement with a head rest of a seat in an inflated position. The lower portion forms a cushion board that extends downwardly from the upper portion for engagement with and disposition between a seatback and a restraining bar located rearward of the seatback in the inflated position.
Claims20
An airbag comprising:
- an upper portion for extending from a vehicle roof and for engagement with a head rest of a seat in an inflated position;
- and
- a lower portion forming a cushion board extending downwardly from the upper portion for engagement with and disposition between a seatback and a restraining bar located rearward of the seatback in the inflated position.
An airbag system, comprising:
- a restraining bar for being fixed to a vehicle body rearward of a seatback in an installed position;
- an airbag including:
- an upper portion for extending from a vehicle roof and for engagement with a head rest of a seat in an inflated position, and
- a lower portion forming a cushion board extending downwardly from the upper portion for disposition between and engagement with the seatback and the restraining bar in the inflated position;
- and
- an inflator connected to the upper portion.
3 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body including a roof and a floor;
- a seat fixed to the floor and the seat including a seatback;
- and
- an airbag system connected to the roof and including:
- a substantially horizontal restraining bar fixed to the vehicle body a predetermined distance rearward of the seatback,
- an inflator disposed at the roof, and
- an airbag connected to the inflator that in an inflated position extends downwardly from the roof for disposition between the seatback and the restraining bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.