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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2025
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
An airbag includes a panel defining an inflation chamber. The airbag includes vents each including a vent opening and a vent cover. The airbag includes a first vent having a first vent opening extending through the panel to the inflation chamber. The airbag includes a second vent having a second vent opening spaced from the first vent opening and extending through the panel to the inflation chamber. The first vent includes a first vent cover covering the first vent opening and the second vent includes a second vent cover covering the second vent opening. The first vent cover has a first rupture strength and the second vent cover has a second rupture strength higher than the first rupture strength.