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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2022
Applicants:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Inventors:
Mangala Jayasuriya, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
David W. Schneider, Clarkston, MI (US);
Frank J. Herzenstiel, Davisburg, MI (US);
Assignees:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
AutoLiv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/214 (2011.01); B60R 21/232 (2011.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/214 (2013.01); B60R 21/232 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23161 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a roof-mounted airbag apparatus in a vehicle. The vehicle includes a roof, an instrument panel, and two passenger seats in a front row. The airbag apparatus includes an inflator and an airbag that is fluidly coupled to the inflator. The airbag is inflatable and deployable from the roof in an interior of the vehicle between the passenger seats and the instrument panel, and includes a cavity.