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US 2002/0053785 A1Published application
Airbag, especially lateral airbag
AssigneeTakata-Petri AG
InventorsTOBIAS PAUSCH, DIETER MARKFORT, HEINZ-DIETER ADOMEIT
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AssigneeTakata-Petri AG
InventorsTOBIAS PAUSCH, DIETER MARKFORT, HEINZ-DIETER ADOMEIT
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The invention relates to an airbag, especially a lateral airbag, preferably in the shape of a tube, which is connected to at least two points on the motor vehicle and accommodated in its non-inflated state in a curved storage area. The invention provides for at least one tensioning cord (3) between the gas bag and a point of attachment to the motor vehicle, whereby said tensioning cord (3) can be tautened by the inflating gas bag. A preferred version provides for the tensioning cord (3) to be attached with one end to the gas bag (8) and with the other end to the motor vehicle (F1), whereby, when the gas bag inflates, the cord's point of attachment on the gas bag, together with the gas bag, is able to move away from the point (F1) where the
Airbag, more particularly a lateral airbag with preferably a tubular shape, which is connected to at least two points of the vehicle and is stored in the non-inflated state in a curved storage area,
Airbag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterised in that the gas bag is bottle-shaped and has inside a tensioning cord (3) which is shorter than the gas bag and is connected at one end to the gas bag in the area of the bottle neck (6) and at the other end in the non-inflated state of the gas bag is connected to the inverted end (8) thereof which corresponds to the base of the bottle, wherein the end of the tensioning cord is connected to the vehicle in the area of the bottle neck (6) and the gas bag is connected to the vehicle in the area of its inflation mouth (4) which is located at a distance from the base (8) of the bottle.
Airbag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterised in that at least one tensioning cord (22, 23) is provided and each is connected to the vehicle in the area of one end of two opposite ends (26, 27) of the gas bag.
Airbag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterised in that the tensioning cords consist of non-elastic or elastically deformable material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.