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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Joseph E. Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Deepak Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle roof and a liftgate. The liftgate has a first end elongated along and adjacent to the vehicle roof and rotatably connected to the vehicle roof. The liftgate has a second end and a third end spaced from each other. The second end and the third end each extend from the first end away from the vehicle roof. An airbag is supported by the liftgate. The airbag includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is elongated along the first end and the second segment is elongated along the second end.