US 12,447,921 B1
Seat bottom mounted airbag assembly
Raed Essa EL-Jawahri, Hopkinton, MA (US); and Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/885,829.
Int. Cl. B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/14 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/207 (2013.01) [B60N 2/143 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60N 2002/022 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2078 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23169 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23388 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat comprising:
a seat bottom;
a seat back, the seat bottom extending in a seat-forward direction from the seat back; and
an airbag mounted to the seat bottom and inflatable from the seat bottom to an inflated position;
the airbag in the inflated position including a first portion extending in the seat-forward direction from the seat bottom, a second portion extending from the first portion transverse to the first portion seat-forward of the seat bottom, and a third portion extending from the second portion toward the seat bottom; and
the seat bottom having a top surface, and the second portion of the airbag including a top surface lower than the top surface of the seat.