US 11,766,990 B1
Vehicle hood assembly including pedestrian airbag
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US); Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/742,439.
Int. Cl. B60R 21/36 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/36 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
front fenders;
a hood between the front fenders, the hood having a vehicle-rearward edge, a vehicle-forward edge, and a top side;
an airbag supported by the hood and inflatable to an inflated position, the airbag extending vehicle-forward from the vehicle-rearward edge toward the vehicle-forward edge along the top side in the inflated position;
a spooler directly supported by the hood vehicle-forward of the airbag; and
a tether extending from the spooler to the airbag.