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Selectively extendable seat airbag

US11851020B1 · kind B1 · utility

4Cited by

14References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Zhibing Deng · Northville, US
Joseph E. Abramczyk · Farmington Hills, US
Deepak Patel · Canton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2022
Grant date	Dec 26, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/23384
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An assembly including a vehicle seat. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the vehicle seat and inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag includes a main chamber elongated along an axis and an extension supported by the main chamber. The extension extends from the main chamber transverse to the axis in the inflated position. The main chamber includes a lower segment and an upper segment selectively extendable away from the lower segment along the axis from an unreleased position to a released position. The extension is supported by the upper segment of the main chamber and the extension is translatable along the axis with the main chamber from the unreleased position to the released position.

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