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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
S. M. Akbar Berry, Windsor, CA;
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Robyne Mcbride, Belle River, CA;
Benjamin Yilma, Canton, MI (US);
Raed Essa El-Jawahri, Northville, MI (US);
Jeffrey C. Paddock, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Chuck R. Reese, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly includes a vehicle seat. The assembly includes an armrest supported by the vehicle seat. The armrest includes an upright portion elongated along an axis and an arm support portion supported by the upright portion. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the arm support portion of the armrest. The airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag includes an upper portion extending upwardly from the arm support portion when the airbag is in the inflated position and a lower portion extending downwardly from the arm support portion when the airbag is in the inflated position. The upper portion is vehicle-inboard of the axis and the lower portion being vehicle-outboard of the axis.