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Vehicle seating assembly with airbag tethers

US10632958B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by

18References

15Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Alan George Dry · Grosse Pointe Woods, US
Johnathan Andrew Line · Northville, US
Brian Robert Spahn · Plymouth, US
Benjamin Yilma · Canton, US
S. M. Akbar Berry · Windsor, CA
Kevin Wayne Preuss · Berkley, US
Marcos Silva Kondrad · Chesterfield Township, US
Daniel Ferretti · Wixom, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 2018
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/23386
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seating assembly is provided herein. The vehicle includes a seat-base. A seatback is coupled to the seat-base. An airbag assembly is coupled to the seatback and configured to deploy therefrom. A tether is coupled to the airbag assembly and at least one of the seatback and the seat-base. The tether is configured to bias the airbag assembly seating-assembly-downward when the airbag assembly is in a deployed position.

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