US 12,109,970 B1
Restraint system
Philipp J. Wolf, Capistrano Beach, CA (US); Jesse T. Buehler, Portola Valley, CA (US); and Adam J. Golman, Glen Allen, VA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/130,944.
Application 18/130,944 is a continuation of application No. 17/549,189, filed on Dec. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,654,858.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/146,418, filed on Feb. 5, 2021.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60R 21/232 (2011.01); B60N 2/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/013 (2006.01); B60R 21/214 (2011.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 22/48 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/232 (2013.01) [B60N 2/01 (2013.01); B60R 21/013 (2013.01); B60R 21/214 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 22/48 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01265 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23161 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4808 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A deployable restraint system for a vehicle, comprising:
a reaction panel having a lower end coupled to a lower tension location at a lower half of a first side of the vehicle, an upper end coupled to an upper tension location of a roof of the vehicle at a position closer to a second side of the vehicle than the first side of the vehicle, and an edge that couples the lower end and the upper end, wherein the second side opposes the first side;
a tether coupling the lower end of the reaction panel and the lower tension location; and
a panel actuator that moves the tether to the lower tension location to deploy the reaction panel in response to a signal from a sensor indicative of an event of the vehicle.