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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michal Jan Swiniarski, Brentwood, GB;
Markus Jost, San Mateo, CA (US);
Andrew Frank Raczkowski, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/232 (2011.01); B60R 21/233 (2006.01); B60R 21/214 (2011.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/232 (2013.01); B60R 21/214 (2013.01); B60R 21/233 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23107 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an expandable curtain disposed in a roof of the vehicle and is configured to selectively deploy from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration. An expandable bladder is configured to inflate at least partially during deployment of the expandable curtain. The expandable bladder includes a neck portion mechanically coupled to the expandable curtain and a head portion extending from the neck portion.