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US 2019/0337427 A1Published application
Airbag assembly configured to be stored under a vehicle seat and to provide a back-of-leg reaction surface when deployed
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorScott D. THOMAS
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Abstract
An airbag assembly according to the present disclosure includes an airbag cushion, a cushion mount configured to mount the airbag cushion under a seat of a vehicle, and an inflator configured to inflate the airbag cushion. The airbag cushion is configured to project toward a floor of the vehicle and at least partially fill a space between a bottom surface of the seat and the floor of the vehicle when the airbag cushion is inflated to provide a reaction surface for a back surface of a leg of a passenger in the seat.
Claims20
An airbag assembly comprising:
- an airbag cushion;
- a cushion mount configured to mount the airbag cushion under a seat of a vehicle;
- and
- an inflator configured to inflate the airbag cushion, wherein the airbag cushion is configured to project toward a floor of the vehicle and at least partially fill a space between a bottom surface of the seat and the floor of the vehicle when the airbag cushion is inflated to provide a reaction surface for a back surface of a leg of a passenger in the seat.
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An airbag assembly comprising:
- an airbag cushion including an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a cushion mount configured to mount the airbag cushion under a seat of a vehicle;
- and
- an inflator configured to inflate the airbag cushion, wherein the upper portion of the airbag cushion is configured to project upward into a bottom cushion of the seat to raise a thigh of a passenger in the seat when the airbag cushion is inflated to prevent the passenger from sliding forward underneath a seat belt of the seat, and the lower portion of the airbag cushion is configured to project toward a floor of the vehicle and at least partially fill a space between a bottom surface of the seat and the floor of the vehicle when the airbag cushion is inflated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.