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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alan George Dry, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Brian Robert Spahn, Plymouth, MI (US);
Benjamin Yilma, Canton, MI (US);
S. M. Akbar Berry, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/217 (2011.01); B60N 2/14 (2006.01); B60N 2/75 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60N 2/14 (2013.01); B60N 2/777 (2018.02); B60N 2/79 (2018.02); B60R 21/217 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2173 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating an airbag carrier is provided herein. The method includes the steps of moving carrier containing an airbag along a guide-channel of a seating assembly from a stowed position to a use position, and deploying the airbag into an occupant space of the seating assembly.