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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2010
Rongrong Zhou, Canton, MI (US);
Weigang Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Krishnakanth E. Aekbote, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bakhtyar Safder Baig, Canton, MI (US);
Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Canton, MI (US);
Rongrong Zhou, Canton, MI (US);
Weigang Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Krishnakanth E. Aekbote, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bakhtyar Safder Baig, Canton, MI (US);
Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A side airbag for an automotive vehicle includes an outboard panel having a perimeter edge and a first vertical length, and an inboard panel having a perimeter edge and a second vertical length shorter than the first vertical length, the inboard and outboard panels joined to one another around their respective perimeter edges to form an enclosed volume such that when the airbag is inflated a mid-thickness line is concave toward the inboard panel. When the inflated airbag is positioned between an occupant seat and a side wall of the vehicle, the inboard-curved shape provides early engagement between an occupant of the seat and the airbag to offer improved protection for the head and neck.