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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A trim panel assembly for a vehicle door includes a trim panel having an inboard side and an outboard side. An inflatable device is supported by the trim panel. The inflatable device is inflatable from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The inflatable device includes a deployable device expandable in a direction away from the inboard side of the trim panel and in a direction away from the outboard side of the trim panel from the undeployed position to the deployed position. The deployable device is a thermoplastic elastomer. The inflatable device includes an airbag supported by the deployable device in the inflated position. The airbag is a woven fabric.