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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Nio Usa, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Colin J. Stevens, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Rupp, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher J. Eckert, San Jose, CA (US);
Alan Heriberto de la Garza Tamez, Lathrop, CA (US);
Jane Williams, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
NIO USA, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/20 (2011.01); B60R 21/2165 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/237 (2006.01); B60R 21/261 (2011.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/20 (2013.01); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 21/2165 (2013.01); B60R 21/237 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 21/261 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01027 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airbag system is provided including an inflator mounted in a front compartment of a vehicle and a deployable or fixed chute that defines a passageway from the front compartment of the vehicle to a passenger compartment of the vehicle for an airbag cushion stored proximate the inflator to follow upon inflation of the airbag cushion.