Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bulkhead mounted airbag for front seats
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Application No.: US15608063Application Date: 2017-05-30
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Publication No.: US10336279B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: S. M. Iskander Farooq , Mohammad Omar Faruque , Dean M. Jaradi
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Bejin Bieneman PLC
- Agent Frank A. MacKenzie
- Main IPC: B60R21/16
- IPC: B60R21/16 ; B60R21/205 ; B60R21/231 ; B60R21/237

Abstract:
A vehicle includes a bulkhead and an airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag includes a forward-facing panel mounted to the bulkhead and a rearward-facing panel opposite the forward-facing panel. Then airbag in the inflated position has a left extension and a right extension extending from the rearward-facing panel, and an intermediate extension sandwiched between the left extension and the right extension. The intermediate extension extends from the rearward-facing panel farther than the left and right extensions. During a vehicle impact, the momentum of the occupant may move the occupant towards the airbag. The airbag may absorb energy from the head and knees of the occupant.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180345895A1 BULKHEAD MOUNTED AIRBAG FOR FRONT SEATS Public/Granted day:2018-12-06
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