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Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2019
Applicants:

Rajkumar Rajagopalan, Troy, MI (US);

Gunasekar Pillai, Troy, MI (US);

Roopesh Saxena, Troy, MI (US);

Karthik Chitoor, South Lyon, MI (US);

Jason a Hartwell, Lake Orion, MI (US);

Ravishankar Pattan, Troy, MI (US);

Inventors:

Rajkumar Rajagopalan, Troy, MI (US);

Gunasekar Pillai, Troy, MI (US);

Roopesh Saxena, Troy, MI (US);

Karthik Chitoor, South Lyon, MI (US);

Jason A Hartwell, Lake Orion, MI (US);

Ravishankar Pattan, Troy, MI (US);

Assignee:

FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/215 (2011.01); B60R 21/205 (2011.01); B60K 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/215 (2013.01); B60K 37/02 (2013.01); B60R 21/205 (2013.01); B60K 2370/81 (2019.05);
Abstract

A system and method for deploying an airbag includes an instrument panel and an airbag assembly disposed within the instrument panel. The airbag assembly includes the airbag and a door disposed within the instrument panel. A center display screen is pivotally disposed relative to the instrument panel. The airbag assembly includes a first state wherein the door is closed and the airbag is folded and a transitional state wherein the door is opened, a least a portion of the airbag is unfolded and contacts the display to rotate the center display screen relative to the instrument panel.


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