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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Novi, MI (US);
Ramakrishna Jingade, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Matt Alan Niesluchowski, Clarkston, MI (US);
Krishnakanth E. Aekbote, Novi, MI (US);
Alison Callaghan, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A restraint system includes a retractable steering wheel, an airbag inflatable from the steering wheel, two primary tethers, two secondary tethers, and a tether release engaged with both secondary tethers. The airbag when inflated includes a front panel adjacent the steering wheel and an impact panel opposite the front panel. The primary tethers extend from the front panel to the impact panel. The secondary tethers extend from the front panel to each primary tether.