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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi-Ken, JP;
Inventors:
Roy P. Deutschmann, South Lyon, MI (US);
Alexandra Marie Lazaros, Livonia, MI (US);
Roland Dominic Furtado, Novi, MI (US);
Srinivas Krishnan, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/216 (2011.01); B60R 21/205 (2011.01); B60R 21/2334 (2011.01); B60R 21/2155 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/216 (2013.01); B60R 21/205 (2013.01); B60R 21/2155 (2013.01); B60R 21/2334 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2161 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag cushion. A reaction surface is configured to move between a retracted position and a deployed position upon deployment of the airbag cushion, such that the reaction surfaces will direct the airbag cushion toward an occupant area upon deployment of the airbag cushion. Multiple embodiments of reaction surfaces are disclosed, including deployable instrument panel sections, flexible straps, and hoods.