{"id":3252,"date":"2019-08-29T15:58:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T22:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=3252"},"modified":"2021-02-08T19:06:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T03:06:15","slug":"ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Files Airbag Patent Complementing Removable Doors for Upcoming Bronco"},"content":{"rendered":"\nReading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

In March of this year, Ford<\/a> was revealed to have applied for a patent for removable doors. Although there was no mention which model will be getting the patent, sketches at the time of filing show a vehicle that looks like the old-generation Ford Bronco that was discontinued in 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This started rumors that the automaker might be reviving the old Bronco and giving it removable doors. And considering that Ford is planning to launch it as the Jeep Wrangler’s competition, there is reason to believe the rumor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
The new patent application suggests that Ford is looking to equip the next-generation Bronco with side airbags.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But aside from the patent for removable doors, it appears that Ford filed another patent application, this time for “an inflatable device that transitions between a less expanded position and a more
expanded position,” which translates to airbag. More specifically, a type of airbag mounted in bars or a cage where a door is supposedly located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new patent application suggests that Ford is looking to equip its next-generation vehicle with side airbags, thereby still being able to provide protection for passengers in the absence of doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ford’s patent application is reportedly at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. But rather than pooling all resources into the development of side airbags, the company is also believed to be exploring the possibility of offering the airbags with a tubular-style door or enclosed in a device programmed to deploy inside the vehicle when doors are removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But considering that automakers are constantly filing patents that don’t always materialize, it is still too early to tell if Ford really is pursuing the idea. The all-new Bronco<\/a> is expected to be released sometime in 2021, so there’s still plenty of time for Ford to work on future technology.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>In March of this year, Ford was revealed to have applied for a patent for removable doors. Although there was… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[81],"ppma_author":[2607],"class_list":{"0":"post-3252","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-ford-bronco","9":"entry"},"acf":{"adrotate_specific_mobile_ad":"","adrotate_specific_desktop_ad":""},"yoast_head":"\nFord Files Airbag Patent Complementing Removable Doors for Upcoming Bronco - In The Garage with CarParts.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aside from removable doors, Ford recently filed a patent application for one-of-a-kind airbags. Know more about the idea in this article. Read on!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ford Files Airbag Patent Complementing Removable Doors for Upcoming Bronco - In The Garage with CarParts.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Aside from removable doors, Ford recently filed a patent application for one-of-a-kind airbags. Know more about the idea in this article. Read on!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"In The Garage with CarParts.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carpartscom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-08-29T22:58:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-02-09T03:06:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@carpartscom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@carpartscom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/\"},\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"$id\":\"4\",\"name\":\"CarParts.com Research Team\",\"jobTitle\":\"Expert Automotive Writer\",\"description\":\"The CarParts.com Research Team is composed of experienced automotive and tech writers working with (ASE)-certified automobile technicians and automotive journalists to bring up-to-date, helpful information to car owners in the US. Guided by CarParts.com's thorough editorial process, our team strives to produce guides and resources DIYers and casual car owners can trust.\",\"knowsAbout\":\"Auto Repair, Car Maintenance, Auto Parts, Car Reviews\",\"publishingPrinciples\":\"\\\/blog\\\/our-team\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/thecpteam\\\/\",\"sameAs\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/carpartscom, https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/CarPartscom, https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@CarPartscomOfficial\\\/, https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/carpartscom\\\/\"}],\"headline\":\"Ford Files Airbag Patent Complementing Removable Doors for Upcoming Bronco\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-29T22:58:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-09T03:06:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":311,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ford bronco\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ford Files Airbag Patent Complementing Removable Doors for Upcoming Bronco - In The Garage with CarParts.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-29T22:58:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-09T03:06:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"Aside from removable doors, Ford recently filed a patent application for one-of-a-kind airbags. Know more about the idea in this article. Read on!\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":750,\"caption\":\"ford bronco on display 1\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"In The Garage with CarParts.com\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CarParts.com\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/cp-itg-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/cp-itg-logo.png\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":398,\"caption\":\"CarParts.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/carpartscom\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/carpartscom\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/carpartscom\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@CarPartscomOfficial\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ford Files Airbag Patent Complementing Removable Doors for Upcoming Bronco - In The Garage with CarParts.com","description":"Aside from removable doors, Ford recently filed a patent application for one-of-a-kind airbags. Know more about the idea in this article. Read on!","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ford Files Airbag Patent Complementing Removable Doors for Upcoming Bronco - In The Garage with CarParts.com","og_description":"Aside from removable doors, Ford recently filed a patent application for one-of-a-kind airbags. Know more about the idea in this article. Read on!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/","og_site_name":"In The Garage with CarParts.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carpartscom","article_published_time":"2019-08-29T22:58:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-02-09T03:06:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":750,"url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@carpartscom","twitter_site":"@carpartscom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/"},"author":[{"@type":"Person","$id":"4","name":"CarParts.com Research Team","jobTitle":"Expert Automotive Writer","description":"The CarParts.com Research Team is composed of experienced automotive and tech writers working with (ASE)-certified automobile technicians and automotive journalists to bring up-to-date, helpful information to car owners in the US. Guided by CarParts.com's thorough editorial process, our team strives to produce guides and resources DIYers and casual car owners can trust.","knowsAbout":"Auto Repair, Car Maintenance, Auto Parts, Car Reviews","publishingPrinciples":"\/blog\/our-team\/","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/author\/thecpteam\/","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carpartscom, https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarPartscom, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CarPartscomOfficial\/, https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carpartscom\/"}],"headline":"Ford Files Airbag Patent Complementing Removable Doors for Upcoming Bronco","datePublished":"2019-08-29T22:58:28+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-09T03:06:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/"},"wordCount":311,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg","keywords":["ford bronco"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/","name":"Ford Files Airbag Patent Complementing Removable Doors for Upcoming Bronco - In The Garage with CarParts.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg","datePublished":"2019-08-29T22:58:28+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-09T03:06:15+00:00","description":"Aside from removable doors, Ford recently filed a patent application for one-of-a-kind airbags. Know more about the idea in this article. Read on!","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg","width":1000,"height":750,"caption":"ford bronco on display 1"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/","name":"In The Garage with CarParts.com","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"CarParts.com","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cp-itg-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cp-itg-logo.png","width":2048,"height":398,"caption":"CarParts.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carpartscom","https:\/\/x.com\/carpartscom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carpartscom","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CarPartscomOfficial\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ford-bronco-on-display-1.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/ford-files-airbag-patent-complementing-removable-doors-for-upcoming-bronco\/"},"authors":[{"term_id":2607,"user_id":1651,"is_guest":0,"slug":"thecpteam","display_name":"CarParts.com Research Team","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thecpteam.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thecpteam.jpg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3252"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=3252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}