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US 9,428,138 B2Granted
Rollover passenger protection
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsIskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque
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Abstract
A passenger protection device includes an airbag having a roof panel arranged to deploy to cover at least a portion of and at least one tether having a first end attached to a first attachment point on a surface of the airbag that faces a vehicle roof when the airbag is deployed, and a second end attachable to a second attachment point.
Claims19
A passenger protection device, comprising:
- an airbag having a roof panel arranged to deploy from substantially behind a vehicle seatback and to cover at least a portion of an interior roof surface;
- a guide plate arranged to open to a predetermined angle upon deployment of the airbag;
- and
- at least one tether having a first end attached to a first attachment point on a surface of the airbag that faces the interior roof surface when the airbag is deployed, and a second end attachable to a second attachment point;
- wherein the second attachment point is located on one of the vehicle seatback, a vehicle rocker panel, a package tray, and a vehicle seat cushion.
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A vehicle rollover passenger protection system, comprising:
- a package tray disposed substantially behind a vehicle seatback;
- a cavity in the package tray;
- a guide plate hingedly connected to the package tray and covering the cavity arranged to open to a predetermined angle upon deployment of the airbag;
- an airbag having a roof panel;
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- at least one tether having a first end arranged for attachment to a first attachment point on a surface of the airbag that faces an interior roof surface when the airbag is deployed, and a second end arranged for attachment to a second attachment point;
- wherein the guide plate is arranged for direction of the airbag from the cavity into a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
- wherein the second attachment point is located on one of the vehicle seatback, a vehicle rocker panel, the package tray, and a vehicle seat cushion.
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A passenger protection device, comprising:
- an airbag having a roof panel arranged to deploy to cover at least a portion of an interior roof surface;
- and
- at least one tether having a first end attached to a first attachment point on a surface of the airbag that faces the interior roof surface when the airbag is deployed, and a second end attachable to a second attachment point;
- wherein the second attachment point is located on one of a vehicle seatback, a vehicle rocker panel, and a vehicle seat cushion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.