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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Nio Usa, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey D. Rupp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
NIO USA, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/205 (2011.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/21 (2011.01); B60R 21/239 (2006.01); B60R 21/233 (2006.01); B60R 21/2346 (2011.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 21/205 (2013.01); B60R 21/21 (2013.01); B60R 21/233 (2013.01); B60R 21/239 (2013.01); B60R 21/2346 (2013.01); B60K 2370/67 (2019.05); B60K 2370/739 (2019.05); B60K 2370/81 (2019.05); B60R 2021/01252 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2395 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23324 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a vehicle having a display mounted forward of a passenger seat on a dashboard and angled toward a driver seat adjacent the passenger seat, the display is moveable from the angled position to a position flush with the dashboard, and an airbag system is configured to deploy an airbag cushion that displaces the display from the angled position to the position flush with the dashboard to ensure that the airbag cushion has an adequate backup or support surface.