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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Joseph E. Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Shekar Prabhakar Erasala, Northville, MI (US);
Lavanya Vemuri, Saline, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly for a vehicle includes an airbag inflator. The assembly includes a curtain airbag including a main lobe and an inflatable flap. The main lobe and the inflatable flap are each inflatable by the airbag inflator to an inflated position. The main lobe includes an inboard panel and an outboard panel. The inflatable flap is at the inboard panel in the inflated position. The inflatable flap, in the inflated position, is at the inboard panel and abutting the airbag inflator.