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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Anand V. Iyer, Bangalore, IN;
Rami Z. Sayed, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bruce L. Stone, Lake Orion, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat of a vehicle is mounted to a first rotatable plate that is mounted to a floor of the vehicle within a passenger compartment of the vehicle. An airbag module: includes an airbag and a deployment device that deploys the airbag; and is mounted to a second rotatable plate mounted to a roof of the vehicle above the seat. An electric motor is configured to rotate the second rotatable plate. A restraint control module is configured to, based on a rotational position of the first rotatable plate, apply power to the electric motor and rotate the second rotatable plate.