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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Deepak Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Joseph E. Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60N 2/20 (2006.01); B60R 21/013 (2006.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/237 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60N 2/20 (2013.01); B60R 21/013 (2013.01); B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60R 21/237 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0034 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01211 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01225 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01238 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23146 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23384 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a seat moveable between an upright position and a reclined position, and an airbag module mounted to the seat. The airbag module includes an airbag inflator, an airbag, and a panel attached to a folded portion of the airbag. A tether is coupled to the folded portion via the panel, the tether being retracted relative to the airbag module when the seat is in the upright position and extended when the seat is in the reclined position.