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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jeff S. Vinton, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/203 (2006.01); B60R 21/2346 (2011.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01); B60R 21/239 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2346 (2013.01); B60R 21/203 (2013.01); B60R 21/239 (2013.01); B60R 2021/26094 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary driver airbag module may include an inflatable cushion having a chamber that inflates up to a maximum volume. The airbag module may also have a fabric diffuser disposed within the chamber. The inflatable cushion and the fabric diffuser can be configured to deploy at least a portion of the inflatable cushion forward of a steering wheel in response to an out-of-position occupant preventing rearward expansion of the inflatable cushion up to the maximum volume.