US 11,938,883 B2
Side airbag deployment ramp
Courtney Jaworowicz, Macomb, MI (US); and Rico Scott Bertossi, Kenockee, MI (US)
Assigned to ZF PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS US INC., Washington, MI (US)
Filed by ZF Passive Safety Systems US Inc., Washington, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/708,446.
Prior Publication US 2023/0311802 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/207 (2013.01) [B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 2021/161 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23146 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A deployment ramp for helping to direct a side airbag to deploy along a desired deployment trajectory from a vehicle seatback to a deployed position, the deployment ramp comprising:
a mounting wall configured to be connected to a seat frame of the seatback;
a deployment wall configured to deflect outboard of the vehicle seatback in response to airbag deployment and at least partially cover padding and/or a cover of the seatback; and
a bottom wall that extends between the mounting wall and the deployment wall, the bottom wall forming a reaction surface configured to support the side airbag against deployment in a direction opposite the deployment direction so that the side airbag deploys along the desired deployment trajectory.