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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2023
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Swagat Goswami, Cupertino, CA (US);
Markus Jost, San Mateo, CA (US);
David Maurice Libeaut, Bidford-on-Avon, GB;
Goutham Shanmuga Sundaram, Fremont, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
A bench seating and side airbag system is provided. The system comprises a back portion and a side portion. The back portion has an interior facing interior facing surface and an exterior facing surface opposite the interior facing surface. The side portion and the back portion are positioned to define a seam between the back portion and the side portion. A chamber is configured to be mounted proximate the seam and behind the exterior facing surface of the back portion. An inflator is coupled to the chamber and configured to inflate the chamber. When inflated, the chamber extends through the seam and beyond the interior facing surface of back portion along the side portion.