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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10053040 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 05, 2017

Restraint system

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Stephen O'Connor, Livonia, MI (US);

Jacob Wookeun Lee, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TEHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Frank A. MacKenzie

Bejin Bieneman PLC

Primary Examiner:

Toan C To

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/206 (2011.01); B60R 21/233 (2006.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/013 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/264 (2006.01); B60R 21/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/01554 (2014.10); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 21/206 (2013.01); B60R 21/233 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 21/264 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0009 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0044 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0048 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0051 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0055 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0102 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01027 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01034 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01211 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01315 (2013.01); B60R 2021/161 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23169 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23384 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23514 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23542 (2013.01);
Abstract

A restraint system includes an instrument panel. The restraint system includes an airbag coupled to the instrument panel and having an impact panel facing away from the instrument panel when the airbag is inflated. The impact panel has a left half and a right half. A left tether is releasably coupled to the instrument panel and to the left half of the impact panel. A right tether is releasably coupled to the instrument panel and to the right half of the impact panel. A controller is programmed to selectively release one of the left and right tethers based on an impact angle.

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