公开(公告)号：US11186245B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16508439

申请日：2019-07-11

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Mangesh Kadam ,  Srinivas Reddy Malapati ,  Yuqin Zhao

IPC: B60R21/207 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/239 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/26 ,  B60R21/02

Abstract: A seat including a seatback having a top and two sides extending downwardly from the top and an airbag supported by the top and the two sides of the seatback and including a tube inflatable forward and downward from the top. The airbag defining at least one inflation chamber in fluid communication with the tube. The inflation chamber extending from at least one side of the seatback towards the tube.

公开(公告)号：US20210009067A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：US16508439

申请日：2019-07-11

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Mangesh Kadam ,  Srinivas Reddy Malapati ,  Yuqin Zhao

IPC: B60R21/207 ,  B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/239

Abstract: A seat including a seatback having a top and two sides extending downwardly from the top and an airbag supported by the top and the two sides of the seatback and including a tube inflatable forward and downward from the top. The airbag defining at least one inflation chamber in fluid communication with the tube. The inflation chamber extending from at least one side of the seatback towards the tube.

公开(公告)号：US10723301B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US16045423

申请日：2018-07-25

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Srinivas Reddy Malapati ,  Ramakrishna Jingade ,  Matt Alan Niesluchowski ,  Krishnakanth E. Aekbote ,  Alison Callaghan

IPC: B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/203 ,  B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/02 ,  B60R21/239

Abstract: A restraint system includes a retractable steering wheel, an airbag inflatable from the steering wheel, two primary tethers, two secondary tethers, and a tether release engaged with both secondary tethers. The airbag when inflated includes a front panel adjacent the steering wheel and an impact panel opposite the front panel. The primary tethers extend from the front panel to the impact panel. The secondary tethers extend from the front panel to each primary tether.

公开(公告)号：US20200062211A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16113392

申请日：2018-08-27

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Zhibing Deng ,  Alison Callaghan ,  Tzu-Chen Weng ,  Krishnakanth E. Aekbote ,  Srinivas Reddy Malapati

IPC: B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/216

Abstract: A vehicle includes a system including an instrument panel, a knee airbag, and a front airbag assembly. The knee airbag is inflatable downwardly from the instrument panel. The front airbag assembly is inflatable upwardly from the instrument panel. The front airbag assembly may be spaced from a windshield of the vehicle when the front airbag assembly is in the inflated position such that the windshield does not act as a reaction surface for the front airbag assembly, and the front airbag assembly is designed to control the kinematics of the occupant without using the windshield as a reaction surface.

公开(公告)号：US10562482B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US15902134

申请日：2018-02-22

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Yuqin Zhao ,  Mangesh Kadam ,  Leonard Anthony Shaner ,  Srinivas Reddy Malapati ,  Matt Alan Niesluchowski

IPC: B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R21/231

Abstract: An assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position has a first portion, a second portion extending transversely from the first portion, and a corner therebetween. The airbag includes a stay fixed to and rigid relative to the airbag, the stay having a bendable portion at the corner and extending from the bendable portion along the first portion and the second portion when the airbag is in the inflated position.

公开(公告)号：US09623826B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US14632016

申请日：2015-02-26

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Tzu-Chen Weng ,  Srinivas Reddy Malapati ,  Djamal Eddine Midoun ,  Sean Timothy Ryan

IPC: B60R21/207 ,  B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/04 ,  B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/235

CPC classification number: B60R21/207 ,  B60R21/215 ,  B60R2021/0407 ,  B60R2021/21512 ,  B60R2021/23153 ,  B60R2021/23519

Abstract: A seat includes a seat back having a frame and a cover, an impact absorbing device, and an actuator in communication with the impact absorbing device. The impact absorbing device is movable from a stowed position to a deployed position. The impact absorbing device includes a base connected to the frame, a panel adjacent to the cover in the stowed position and spaced from the cover in the deployed position, and an intermediate portion connected to the base and the panel. The intermediate portion defines a chamber between the base and the panel. The intermediate portion has a portion thickness and the panel has a panel thickness greater than the portion thickness.

公开(公告)号：US12179691B1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US18473683

申请日：2023-09-25

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Murugan Sundaram Ramasamy ,  Mangesh Kadam ,  Srinivas Reddy Malapati

IPC: B60R22/195

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle seat having a first side and a second side spaced cross-seat from each other. A seatbelt buckle is fixed to the first side. A seatbelt assembly includes a latch plate engageable with the seatbelt buckle and a webbing having a lap portion defined by the latch plate when the latch plate is engaged with the seatbelt buckle. A hook is retractably supported by the second side of the vehicle seat. The hook is retractable relative to the vehicle seat from a first position to a retracted position. The hook is engageable with the lap portion of the webbing as the hook retracts. A lock includes a pin engageable with the hook when the hook is in the first position and the retracted position. A spring biases the pin toward the hook. A pyrotechnic device is operatively coupled to the lock to disengage the pin from the hook.

公开(公告)号：US20220314849A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17842144

申请日：2022-06-16

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Srinivas Reddy Malapati ,  Mangesh Kadam

IPC: B60N2/427

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle seat that includes a seat cushion which is substantially horizontal with respect to a floor of a vehicle. The vehicle seat further includes a seat back including a proximal end and a distal end separated by a longitudinal length, such that the proximal end is pivotably coupled to the seat back. The vehicle seat also includes a track arranged adjacent to the seat cushion and the track has a longitudinal length. The track includes a proximal end and a distal end, such that the proximal end of the track is attached to a biasing element while the distal end of the track is attached to a portion of the seat back. In a crash event, the seat back is displaceable with respect to the seat cushion along the longitudinal length of the track.

公开(公告)号：US11059445B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US16594191

申请日：2019-10-07

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Srinivas Reddy Malapati ,  Mangesh Kadam ,  Yuqin Zhao ,  Leonard Anthony Shaner ,  Zhibing Deng

IPC: B60R21/205 ,  B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/232 ,  B60R21/16

Abstract: An assembly includes an interior component. The assembly includes a deployable panel having an upper panel and a lower panel supported by the interior component, the deployable panel being movable relative to the interior component from a retracted position to an extended position. The assembly includes a hinge between the upper panel and the lower panel. The assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position in which the airbag is positioned to abut the upper panel in the extended position.

公开(公告)号：US20210101553A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-08

申请号：US16594191

申请日：2019-10-07

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Srinivas Reddy Malapati ,  Mangesh Kadam ,  Yuqin Zhao ,  Leonard Anthony Shaner ,  Zhibing Deng

IPC: B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/232 ,  B60R21/205

Abstract: An assembly includes an interior component. The assembly includes a deployable panel having an upper panel and a lower panel supported by the interior component, the deployable panel being movable relative to the interior component from a retracted position to an extended position. The assembly includes a hinge between the upper panel and the lower panel. The assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position in which the airbag is positioned to abut the upper panel in the extended position.