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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Deepak Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Shekar Prabhakar Erasala, Northville, MI (US);
Alberto Molina Bernal, Villa Guerrereo, MX;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/239 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/237 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/239 (2013.01); B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60R 21/237 (2013.01); B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 21/231 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0006 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0032 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23146 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23538 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airbag includes a panel including a first lobe and a second lobe connected at a spine. The first lobe and the second lobe are affixed to each other along a seam. An inflation chamber is defined between the first lobe and the second lobe. The first lobe has a tab extending from and transverse to a perimeter of the first lobe. The tab is connected to the second lobe, and a vent is on the tab and in communication with the inflation chamber.