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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2024
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Daniel Scott Armagost, San Mateo, CA (US);
Joao Pedro Damasio Simoes De Oliveira, Leamington Spa, GB;
Anthony Iannone, Los Altos, CA (US);
David Maurice Libeaut, Bidford-on-Avon, GB;
Syed Mohsin Ahmed Naqvi, Foster City, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle airbag system, comprises: (A) a housing comprising an opening, (B) an airbag, configured to expand from a stowed state to a deployed state in response to a trigger, wherein the airbag: (i) is located inside the housing while in the stowed state, and (ii) extends out of the opening while expanding to the deployed state, and (C) a hinged door, configured to: extend across the opening to close the opening while the airbag is in the stowed state, and pivot away from the opening due to the airbag expanding to the deployed state.