The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Huipeng Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Robert William McCoy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Agnes S. Kim, Dearborn, MI (US);
James Chih Cheng, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/233 (2006.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2013.01); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60R 21/233 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23316 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23382 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle airbags for occupants in rear-facing seats. An example vehicle includes an instrument panel, a rear-facing seat adjacent the instrument panel and including a seatback and a headrest, and an airbag including a lower portion and an upper portion. When undeployed, the airbag is stored in the instrument panel. When the airbag deploys, the lower portion presses onto a back of the seatback and the upper portion presses onto a back of the headrest.