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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Barry Grindle, Saffron Walden, GB;
Barry Grindle, Saffron Walden, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A curtain airbag assembly for occupant protection in a motor vehicle includes a forward airbag stored above a forward window for deployment to a position wherein a main body portion overlies a forward window and a rear end portion extending rearward from the main body overlies a post separating the windows, such as a B-post or C-post, and a rear airbag stored above a rear window for deployment to a position wherein a main body portion overlies the rear window and a forward end portion extends rearward from the main body and overlies the post. The forward and rear end portions vertically overlap one another where they overlie the post, and each has an end lip defining a recess in an outer face of the respective airbag, the end lips shaped to engage with the post.