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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Raed Essa EL-Jawahri, Northville, MI (US);
James Chih Cheng, Troy, MI (US);
Robert William McCoy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/20 (2011.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 21/16 (2013.01); B60R 21/20 (2013.01); B60R 21/0286 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01013 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01211 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0273 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0407 (2013.01);
Abstract
A restraint system for a vehicle includes a floor, a platform, and a deployable device. A hinge couples the platform to the floor. The deployable device is inflatable from an uninflated position to an inflated position. A material forming the platform is stiffer than a material forming the deployable device.