Occupant protection device for a vehicle
AssigneeMercedes-Benz Group AG
InventorsClaus Geisler, Juergen Warwel, Abdulkadir Oeztuerk
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Abstract
An occupant protection device for a vehicle includes an airbag arranged in a region of a vehicle seat, that inflates from this region, and is allocated to an occupant in the vehicle seat. The airbag inflates upwards in the direction of a vehicle vertical axis, has a balloon-shaped section and adjacent thereto a further section and is positioned, in its operative position, in such a manner that the airbag encloses legs and a lower body of the occupant and this enclosing region forms an impact and support region for a head and an upper body of the occupant.
Claims9
An occupant protection device for a vehicle, the occupant protection device comprising:
- an airbag arranged directly on a vehicle seat and in a region underneath a seat cushion of the vehicle seat, wherein the airbag is configured to inflate from the region of the vehicle seat, and wherein the airbag is arranged to protect an occupant in the vehicle seat,
- wherein the airbag is configured to inflate upwards in a direction of a vertical axis of the vehicle,
- wherein the airbag is configured, in an operative position of the airbag, in such a manner that the airbag encloses legs and a lower body of the occupant in an enclosing region forming an impact and support region for a head and an upper body of the occupant,
- wherein the airbag comprises a lateral supporting region configured to laterally hold the occupant in the vehicle seat,
- wherein, in the operative position of the airbag, a bottom side of the airbag facing the legs of the occupant is curved and a top side of the airbag is more curved than the bottom side of the airbag facing the legs of the occupant,
- wherein, in the operative position of the airbag, the airbag has a recess configured to receive the upper body of the occupant, and
- wherein, in the operative position of the airbag, a lower section of the airbag is longer in an occupant facing direction than an upper section of the airbag.
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- an occupant protection device for a vehicle, which comprises an airbag arranged directly on the vehicle seat and stored in a console underneath a seat cushion of the vehicle seat, wherein the airbag is configured to inflate from the console, and wherein the airbag is arranged to protect an occupant in the vehicle seat,
- wherein the airbag is configured to inflate upwards in a direction of a vertical axis of the vehicle,
- wherein the airbag is configured, in an operative position of the airbag, in such a manner that the airbag encloses legs and a lower body of the occupant in an enclosing region forming an impact and support region for a head and an upper body of the occupant,
- wherein the airbag comprises a lateral supporting region configured to laterally hold the occupant in the vehicle seat,
- wherein, in the operative position of the airbag, a bottom side of the airbag facing the legs of the occupant is curved and a top side of the airbag is more curved than the bottom side of the airbag facing the legs of the occupant,
- wherein, in the operative position of the airbag, the airbag has a recess configured to receive the upper body of the occupant, and
- wherein, in the operative position of the airbag, a lower section of the airbag is longer in an occupant facing direction than an upper section of the airbag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.