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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph E. Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Jeffrey C. Paddock, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Deepak Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/055 (2006.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/235 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/055 (2013.01); B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60R 21/235 (2013.01); B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0006 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0044 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0055 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23146 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23576 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly includes an airbag that has a panel defining an inflation chamber. The assembly includes a foam pad exterior to the inflation chamber with the foam pad fixed to the panel of the airbag. The foam pad is intended to provide an additional layer of reinforcement for the inflation chamberwhen the foam pad interacts with its surroundings upon inflation.