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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Sadanand N. Raikar, Bengaluru, IN;
Jeffrey J. Schultz, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Jeffrey W. Ronne, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Stephen J. Cassatta, Wixom, MI (US);
Louis S. Campbell, Waterford, MI (US);
Mukesh Amin, Canton, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
One general aspect includes a deployable containment system for a vehicle roof panel, the system including: a pair of guide channels proximate to an opening through the vehicle roof panel, each guide channel of the pair having a first end and a second end; a housing mounted to the first end of the pair of guide channels. The deployable containment system also includes a shield configured to deploy from the housing and travel along the pair of guide channels so as to cover at least a portion of the opening. The deployable containment system also includes an actuator disposed proximate to the pair of guide channels, the actuator configured to deploy the shield from the housing after a deployment event.