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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Saeed David Barbat, Novi, MI (US);
Srinivasan Sundararajan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Nirmal Muralidharan, Birmingham, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An external airbag system includes an airbag, a carrier, an inflator and a trim panel. The airbag has an upper chamber and a parallel lower chamber sealingly separated by a laterally extending first seam. The carrier is connected to the airbag at the first seam. The inflator is fixed relative to the carrier and is in fluid communication with the airbag. The trim panel is fixed to the carrier, enclosing the airbag therebetween. The trim panel has a tear seam substantially aligned with the airbag.