US 12,083,982 B1
Curtain airbag assembly with inflatable flap
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US); Joseph E. Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Shekar Prabhakar Erasala, Northville, MI (US); and Lavanya Vemuri, Saline, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/194,893.
Int. Cl. B60R 21/232 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/232 (2013.01) [B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 21/26 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle roof;
a curtain airbag supported by the vehicle roof; and
an airbag inflator assembly mounted to the vehicle roof;
the curtain airbag including a main lobe and an inflatable flap, the main lobe and the inflatable flap each being inflatable by the airbag inflator assembly to an inflated position;
the main lobe in the inflated position extending downwardly from the vehicle roof;
the inflatable flap in the inflated position abutting the airbag inflator assembly;
the inflatable flap having an inboard panel, an outboard panel, and an inflation chamber between the inboard panel and the outboard panel, the inboard panel and the outboard panel being vehicle inboard relative to the airbag inflator assembly in the inflated position; and
the curtain airbag including a tether connecting the inflatable flap to the airbag inflator assembly in the inflated position.