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Roof mounted airbag

US10407018B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

10References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Srinivasan Sundararajan · Ann Arbor, US
Fubang Wu · Woodhaven, US
Robert William McCoy · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 13, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/23382
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a roof and an airbag supported by the roof. The airbag is inflatable away from the roof to an inflated position. The airbag includes an apex adjacent to the roof. The airbag includes a first leg inflatable away from the apex to an end, and a second leg inflatable away from the apex to an end spaced from the end of the first leg. The airbag includes a bottom portion spaced from the apex and inflatable to the inflated position. The bottom portion extends from the end of the first leg to the end of the second leg.

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