US 12,227,139 B2
Airbag assembly for liftgate
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US); Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Novi, MI (US); Joseph E. Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US); and Deepak Patel, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/324,218.
Prior Publication US 2024/0391410 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 21/20 (2011.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/20 (2013.01) [B60J 5/101 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23153 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23386 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle roof;
a liftgate pivotable relative to the vehicle roof between an open position and a closed position;
an airbag supported by the liftgate and moveable with the liftgate between the open position and the closed position;
a tether fixed to the airbag and the liftgate, the tether extending from the airbag vehicle-rearward to the liftgate;
the airbag having a first segment elongated cross-vehicle and a second segment extending vehicle-rearward from the first segment, the tether being fixed to the second segment; and
the airbag including a third segment spaced cross-vehicle from the second segment and extending vehicle-rearward from the first segment; and
a second tether fixed to the third segment and the liftgate, the second tether extending from the airbag vehicle-rearward to the liftgate.