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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
S.M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/017 (2006.01); B60R 21/239 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/017 (2013.01); B60R 21/239 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airbag system including a panel defining a chamber. A vent opening extends through the panel and a cover is positioned over the vent opening and attached to the panel. A conductor at least partially surrounds the vent opening and is operative to release at least a portion of the cover from the panel when the conductor is electrically energized.