Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle impact absorbing system
- Patent Title (中): 车辆冲击吸收系统
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Application No.: US14673935Application Date: 2015-03-31
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Publication No.: US09446735B1Publication Date: 2016-09-20
- Inventor: Mangala A. Jayasuriya , Robert William McCoy , James Chih Cheng
- 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: Bejin Bieneman PLC
- Agent Frank A. MacKenzie
- Main IPC: B60R21/16
- IPC: B60R21/16 ; B60R21/232 ; B60R21/213 ; B60R21/01 ; B60R21/233

Abstract:
A vehicle includes an instrument panel, a front airbag, a first side curtain airbag, and a second side curtain airbag and two front seats. The front seats are disposed between the first side curtain airbag and the second side curtain airbag. The vehicle includes a roof, and the front airbag is supported by the roof. The front airbag extends from the first side curtain airbag to the second side curtain airbag between the instrument panel and the front seats to absorb energy from occupants during an impact event to reduce the likelihood of head injury and to urge the occupants to remain seated in an upright position to reduce chest loading by seat belts. The front airbag may protect an unbelted occupant ejecting out of the vehicle through a windshield in a crash event.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160288761A1 VEHICLE IMPACT ABSORBING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-10-06
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