Airbag assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020172039-A1
Application number	US-201816208902-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 4, 2018
Priority date	Dec 4, 2018
Publication date	Jun 4, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

An assembly includes a front console. The assembly includes a body having a reaction surface and supported by the front console. The assembly includes an actuator connected to the body, the body movable by the actuator to a deployed position. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the front console and inflatable to an inflated position that abuts the reaction surface. The assembly includes an inflator connected to the airbag.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An assembly, comprising:
a front console; a body having a reaction surface and supported by the front console; an actuator connected to the body, the body movable by the actuator to a deployed position; an airbag supported by the front console and inflatable to an inflated position that abuts the reaction surface; and an inflator connected to the airbag.

2 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body is rotatable from an undeployed position to the deployed position.

3 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body is translatable from an undeployed position to the deployed position.

4 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is a linear actuator.

5 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is a pyrotechnic device.

6 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the actuator includes a latch engaged with the body and a spring urging the body to the deployed position.

7 . The assembly of claim 6 , further comprising a second actuator connected to the body, the body movable by the second actuator to a second deployed position.

8 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body is movable by the actuator to a second deployed position.

9 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body is moveable to the deployed position in a first direction, and the airbag is inflatable in a second direction transverse to the first direction.

10 . The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a second body supported by the front console and moveable to a deployed position, and a second actuator connected to the second body to move the second body to the deployed position.

11 . A vehicle, comprising:
a windshield; a front console; an airbag supported by the front console and inflatable to an inflated position; an inflator connected to the airbag; a body supported by the front console; and an actuator connected to the body, the body moveable by the actuator to a deployed position between the windshield and the airbag in the inflated position.

12 . The vehicle of claim 11 , further comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to move the body to the deployed position upon detecting an impact.

13 . The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the memory stores instructions to inflate the airbag after actuating the actuator.

14 . The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the memory stores instructions to disengage a latch from the body before actuating the actuator.

15 . The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the body is movable from an undeployed position that is further from the windshield than the deployed position.

16 . The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the body is movable from an undeployed position that is closer to a front edge the windshield than the deployed position.

17 . The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the body includes a class-A surface.

18 . The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the actuator is a linear actuator.

19 . The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the body is rotatable from an undeployed position to the deployed position.

20 . The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the body is translatable from an undeployed position to the deployed position.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Ghannam Mahmoud Yousef
• Churchwell Ii Howard E
• Carremm Swadad A
• Appukutty Jayagopal

Classifications

• B60R21/2035

  using modules containing inflator, bag and cover attachable to the steering wheel as a complete sub-unit (steering wheel covers with tear lines B60R21/21656; assembling of modules B60R21/217) · CPC title

• B60R21/205 Primary

  in dashboards · CPC title

• B60R2021/0004

  Frontal collision · CPC title

• B60R21/215

  characterised by the covers for the inflatable member {(B60R21/2176 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R2021/161

  characterised by additional means for controlling deployment trajectory · CPC title