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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Alan George Dry, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
S. M. Akbar Berry, Windsor, CA;
Derek Board, Ferndale, MI (US);
Srinivasan Sundararajan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Spencer Robert Hoernke, Dundas, CA;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seatback carrier module includes first and second side portions spaced-apart from one another and interconnected by an upper portion. A cradle portion is disposed along the first and second side portions and the upper portion of the seatback carrier module. The cradle portion includes inner and outer edges with a rearwardly extending body portion. A mounting portion is disposed along a portion of the inner edge of the cradle portion. The mounting portion includes inner and outer edges with a body portion disposed therebetween. The mounting portion further includes a rearwardly extending sidewall disposed along the inner edge of the mounting portion. An airbag assembly is received within the cradle portion and has an inverted U-shaped configuration to substantially surround the outer perimeter of the seatback frame. The airbag assembly is an elongate member defining an overhead airbag assembly.