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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle body includes a door opening frame including a sill and a front portion and a rear portion each extending upwardly from the sill. The door opening frame has a top portion extending along a vehicle-longitudinal axis from the front portion to the rear portion. An airbag is mounted to the sill. A front cable and a rear cable are each connected to the airbag. At least one cable retractor is mounted to the vehicle body above the top portion of the door opening frame. The front cable in the undeployed position is packaged along the front portion and the top portion of the door opening frame from the airbag to the at least one cable retractor. The rear cable in the undeployed position is packaged along the rear portion and the top portion of the door opening frame from the airbag to the at least one cable retractor.