US 11,713,018 B1
Deployable structure with main chamber and reaction chamber
Adam J. Golman, San Jose, CA (US); Arturo Llamazares Domper, San Jose, CA (US); Nicholas A. White, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Jesse T. Buehler, Portola Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Adam J. Golman, San Jose, CA (US); Arturo Llamazares Domper, San Jose, CA (US); Nicholas A. White, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Jesse T. Buehler, Portola Valley, CA (US)
Filed on May 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/316,897.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/024,048, filed on May 13, 2020.
Int. Cl. B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/23138 (2013.01) [B60N 2/0224 (2013.01); B60R 21/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
16. A vehicle, comprising:
a body structure;
a seat assembly;
a seat positioner that is connected to the body structure and to the seat assembly, wherein the seat positioner is configured to move the seat assembly with respect to the body structure; and
an airbag assembly that includes a housing and an airbag, wherein the airbag is located in the housing in a stowed position and extends outward relative to the housing in an inflated position, the airbag is configured to react forces applied to the airbag as a result of longitudinal motion of a passenger by lateral motion of a reaction feature into engagement with the body structure, and the airbag is connected to a seat pan of the seat assembly to move in unison with the seat in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in accordance with operation of the seat positioner.