Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

David Zhao

Leonard Anthony Shaner

James Chih Cheng

Krish E Aekbote

Nial James Wykes

James Bederka

A safety restraint system () for a vehicle () includes a seat belt buckle () and a retractor () mounted approximately at or below a pelvic level of a vehicle occupant (). A seat belt () extends over a side pelvic portion () of vehicle occupant () and directly prevents outward lateral displacement of the side pelvic portion () during a side collision event.

Vehicle side collision occupant restraint system

A side impact airbag and deployment system including an inflator is provided. The airbag has a generally B-shaped, or hour-glass, configuration and has a broad shoulder loading portion, a narrow central portion, and a broad pelvis loading portion.

Contoured side impact airbag

A side airbag () for a supplemental restraint system () of a vehicle () includes an inflatable bag comprised of a shoulder-receiving portion () and a thorax-receiving portion () that extends from the shoulder-receiving portion (). This airbag () is moveable between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration. In the inflated configuration, the thorax-receiving portion () is sized thinner than the shoulder-receiving portion () in a lateral direction.

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Northville, MI, United States of America

David Zhao