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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Krishnakanth E. Aekbote, Novi, MI (US);
Joseph Edward Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/232 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/213 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/232 (2013.01); B60R 21/213 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23382 (2013.01);
Abstract
A side air curtain includes an inner panel and an outer panel defining an inflation chamber. The inflation chamber is inflatable from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The side air curtain includes a tether attached to the inner panel and the outer panel. The tether includes at least one hole extending through the first tether and spaced from the inner panel and the outer panel.