Floor-mounted occupant restraint system
US11458922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23388
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A restraint system for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle having a floor and a cabin with a floor for the occupant includes an airbag. The airbag has a stored condition on the vehicle floor and is inflatable to a deployed condition aligned with the occupant in a forward-rearward direction of the vehicle. The airbag is configured to utilize the vehicle floor as a reaction surface for restraining the movement of the airbag in response to occupant penetration into the airbag.
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