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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sean Bayle West, Monroe, MI (US);
Stacey H. Raines, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Benjamin Yilma, Canton, MI (US);
Nicholas Andrew Mazzocchi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Robert Spahn, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/20 (2011.01); B60R 21/215 (2011.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/20 (2013.01); B60R 21/215 (2013.01); B60R 21/231 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23153 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23169 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle console includes a frame and an impact absorbing device supported on the frame. The impact absorbing device includes a bladder connected to the frame and a panel connected to the bladder. The bladder and the panel define an inflation chamber between the bladder and the panel. The panel is rigid relative to the bladder. An inflator is in communication with the inflation chamber.