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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Juanito Yu Co, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeff Steven Vinton, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nathan Kristofor Tardif, Ferndale, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2338 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exemplary passenger airbag for a vehicle passenger restraint system may include an inflatable cushion having an upper rear portion with a convex surface and a lower rear portion with a concave surface when the airbag is deployed. The airbag may further include a longitudinal tether secured to the lower rear portion to limit longitudinal expansion of the inflatable cushion and form the concave surface in the lower rear portion.