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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Sean Timothy Ryan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Manoharprasad K. Rao, Novi, MI (US);
Jerry R. Brown, Northville, MI (US);
Richard Edward Ruthinowski, Taylor, MI (US);
Brian Robert Spahn, Plymouth, MI (US);
Sean Timothy Ryan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Manoharprasad K. Rao, Novi, MI (US);
Jerry R. Brown, Northville, MI (US);
Richard Edward Ruthinowski, Taylor, MI (US);
Brian Robert Spahn, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
System and method for protecting an occupant in a vehicle seat, through the use of an occupant protection system is disclosed, wherein the vehicle seat includes a backrest section and a seat section. The occupant protection system includes a first airbag assembly having a first inflatable airbag, wherein the first airbag assembly is containable within an airbag recess located within a vehicle roof portion. A second airbag assembly is included having a second inflatable airbag and a deployment location. The second airbag assembly is mounted to a frame that is integrated with the seat while being external to a seat cushion. The first inflatable airbag is configured to extend downward from the roof portion to below a passenger shoulder-thorax protection region while in an inflated state. The second inflatable airbag is configured to extend upward from the deployment location through a passenger pelvic-thorax protection region while in an inflated state.