Airbag module and vehicle

An airbag module comprising;

• a housing which has a housing base and a wall which extends from the housing base, so that an outlet opening is defined wherein the wall has a first wall section in or on which at least one receptacle is provided,
• an airbag folded into the housing,
• a covering element which closes the outlet opening and which is separate from but connected to the housing and which has a main section which lies substantially in one plane, at least one first end section which is accommodated in the at least one receptacle, and a second end section which is situated opposite the first end section, which extends out of the one plane of the main section and has a fixing area which is connected to the housing, the covering element is produced from a blank so that the first end section accommodated in the receptacle also forms one end of the covering element,
• an inflator having radial outflow openings, the inflator located within the airbag, the inflator is a cylindrically designed gas generator and the radial outflow openings extend parallel to the second end section, and
• at least one mounting bolt extending from the gas generator is provided, which connects the gas generator, the airbag, the second end section of the covering element and the housing together.

An airbag module comprising;

• a housing which has a housing base and a wall which extends from the housing base, so that an outlet opening is defined wherein the wall has a first wall section in or on which at least one receptacle is provided,
• an airbag folded into the housing,
• an inflator having outflow openings, the inflator located within the airbag, and
• a covering element which closes the outlet opening and which is separate from but connected to the housing and which has a main section which lies substantially in one plane, at least one first end section which is accommodated in the at least one receptacle, and a second end section which is situated opposite the first end section, which extends out of the one plane of the main section and has a fixing area which is connected to the housing,
• the covering element is produced from a blank so that the first end section accommodated in the receptacle also forms one end of the covering element,
• the fixing area of the second end section is attached on the inside of the housing.