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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
May. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Deepak Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Joseph E. Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey C. Paddock, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2013.01); B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60R 21/235 (2013.01); B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 21/26 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23146 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23509 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23576 (2013.01);
Abstract
A restraint system includes an inflator, an airbag inflatable by the inflator and having an exterior surface, and a fabric tunnel attached on the exterior surface of the airbag and elongated from a sealed end to an open end. The tunnel is fluidly isolated from the inflator. The tunnel is oriented relative to the airbag so that the open end is aimed in a direction of motion during inflation of the airbag.