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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stacey H. Raines, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Russell Joseph Mihm, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Fernando Ovando, Toluca, MX;
Alan Perelli, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/205 (2011.01); B60R 21/261 (2011.01); B60R 21/217 (2011.01); B60R 21/2342 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/261 (2013.01); B60R 21/205 (2013.01); B60R 21/217 (2013.01); B60R 21/2342 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2612 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airbag assembly for a vehicle is provided that includes a housing coupled to the support structure of a vehicle. An airbag module is coupled to and supported by the housing. The airbag module includes an airbag deployable from an undeployed condition to a deployed condition, and an inflator configured to inflate the airbag from the undeployed condition to the deployed condition. An air duct that is configured to transmit an airflow is at least partially integrally coupled to the housing.