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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Pardeep Kumar Jindal, Canton, MI (US);
Djamal Eddine Midoun, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Edward Joseph Abramoski, Canton, MI (US);
Rahul Makwana, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/206 (2011.01); B60R 21/233 (2006.01); B60R 21/239 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/206 (2013.01); B60R 21/231 (2013.01); B60R 21/233 (2013.01); B60R 21/239 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23169 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23176 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23308 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airbag includes a primary portion and a secondary portion. The primary portion defines a first chamber and the secondary portion defines a second chamber fluidly connected to the first chamber. The primary portion further defines a center axis and the secondary portion is disposed at least partially along the center axis. In its unexpanded state, the airbag may be disposed under an instrument cluster.