US 12,447,922 B1
Airbag housing
Daniel Scott Armagost, San Mateo, CA (US); Joao Pedro Damasio Simoes De Oliveira, Leamington Spa (GB); Anthony Iannone, Los Altos, CA (US); David Maurice Libeaut, Bidford-on-Avon (GB); and Syed Mohsin Ahmed Naqvi, Foster City, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed by Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/811,585.
Int. Cl. B60R 21/2155 (2011.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/2155 (2013.01) [B60R 21/207 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a body defining a passenger compartment;
a seat assembly comprising a backrest portion; and
an airbag system positioned behind the backrest portion relative to the passenger compartment, and comprising:
a housing comprising an opening and a door engagement component;
an airbag, configured to expand from a stowed state to a deployed state in response to a trigger, wherein the airbag: (i) is located inside the housing while in the stowed state, and (ii) extends out of the opening while expanding to the deployed state; and
a hinged door comprising a free end, wherein the free end is configured to:
engage with the door engagement component while the airbag is in the stowed state, such that the hinged door extends across the opening to close the opening; and
disengage with the door engagement component and pivot away from the opening due to the airbag expanding to the deployed state.