Safety and comfort restraining device for a vehicle occupant and method for operating said device

Abstract

A restraining device is provided to improve the safety and comfort of a vehicle occupant. The restraining device has a safety belt and an airbag device arranged on the safety belt, which airbag device has a first airbag, which is arranged on the side of the safety belt facing the vehicle occupant, and a second airbag, which is arranged on the side of the safety belt facing away from the vehicle occupant. The first airbag and/or the second airbag can be filled with air and/or can be emptied. A method for operating the restraining device controls the filling state of the first airbag and of the second airbag in an open-loop and/or closed-loop manner in accordance with the state of the motor vehicle provided with the restraining device.

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