Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle seat assembly with deployable airbag
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Application No.: US15916712Application Date: 2018-03-09
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Publication No.: US10173558B1Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Marcos Silva Kondrad , Johnathan Andrew Line , Kevin Wayne Preuss , S. M. Akbar Berry , Benjamin Yilma , Brian Robert Spahn
- 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: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: B60N2/427
- IPC: B60N2/427 ; B60N2/42 ; B60R21/207

Abstract:
A seat assembly includes a seat member having a support surface, wherein the support surface is disposed at an inclined angle from a rear portion to a front portion thereof. A seat cover covers the support surface. An airbag assembly is disposed below the seat cover at the front portion of the support surface at a thigh support region. The airbag is operable between inflated and deflated conditions, wherein the airbag assembly increases the inclined angle of the support surface when the airbag assembly is in the inflated condition.
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