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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 26, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Novi, MI (US);
Joseph E. Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Deepak Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/20 (2011.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/20 (2013.01); B60J 5/101 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23153 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23386 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle roof and a liftgate pivotable relative to the vehicle roof between an open position and a closed position. The vehicle includes an airbag supported by the liftgate and moveable with the liftgate between the open position and the closed position. A tether is fixed to the airbag and the liftgate. The tether extends from the airbag vehicle-rearward to the liftgate.