Side impact airbag for a motor vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorFelix Haenel
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Abstract
A side impact cushion device of a motor vehicle contains at least one impact cushion which can be inflated by a gas generator. The impact cushion in an installation state has an upper portion, a central portion and a lower portion. In this case, the upper portion is arranged substantially horizontally in a deployed state, the central portion is formed in the form of a shell surface of a rotationally symmetrical, developable body, the lower portion can be supported on an upper side of an armrest and a rotational axis of the rotationally symmetrical body is oriented vertically in the deployed state.
Claims20
A side impact cushion device, comprising:
- a gas generator;
- and
- at least one impact cushion that is inflatable by the gas generator from an installation state to a deployed state;
- the impact cushion in the installation state having an upper portion, a central portion and a lower portion;
- in the deployed state, the upper portion is arranged substantially horizontally, the central portion is hollow and rotationally symmetrical, and the lower portion is designed to be supported on an upper side of an armrest;
- and
- in the deployed position a rotational axis of the central portion is oriented substantially vertically;
- wherein, in the deployed state, a maximum horizontal dimension of the impact cushion is larger than a maximum vertical dimension of the impact cushion.
A side impact cushion device, comprising:
- a gas generator;
- and
- at least one impact cushion that is inflatable by the gas generator from an installation state to a deployed state;
- the impact cushion in the installation state having an upper portion, a central portion and a lower portion;
- in the deployed state, the upper portion is arranged substantially horizontally, the central portion is hollow and rotationally symmetrical, and the lower portion is designed to be supported on an upper side of an armrest;
- and
- in the deployed position a rotational axis of the central portion is oriented substantially vertically;
- wherein the central portion has the shape of a straight elliptical cylinder, the upper portion forms one base of the cylinder and the lower portion forms another base of the cylinder.
A side impact cushion device, comprising:
- a gas generator;
- and
- at least one impact cushion that is inflatable by the gas generator from an installation state to a deployed state;
- the impact cushion in the installation state having an upper portion, a central portion and a lower portion;
- in the deployed state, the upper portion is arranged substantially horizontally, the central portion is hollow and rotationally symmetrical, and the lower portion is designed to be supported on an upper side of an armrest;
- and
- in the deployed position a rotational axis of the central portion is oriented substantially vertically;
- wherein the central portion has the shape of a straight truncated cone, the upper portion forms a smaller base of the straight truncated cone, and the lower portion forms a larger base of the straight truncated cone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.