Safety system for occupants of motor vehicles
AssigneeTAKATA-PETRI (Ulm) GmbH
InventorsAlexander Aulbach, Wolfgang Siegel, Jens Eckle
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Abstract
A safety system for occupants of motor vehicles that includes a safety shoulder belt and an air bag module for lateral protection of the head and thorax areas of the occupants. The air bag module includes an air bag which has an area that protects an occupant's thorax and an area that protects an occupant's head. The area for the protection of the thorax includes an upper section. The area for the protection of the thorax a least extent rearward in the upper section where the safety belt also runs. The area for protection of the head is configured to extend substantially above the shoulder belt and further rearward than the upper section of the area for protection of the thorax.
Claims17
A safety system for an occupant of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a safety shoulder belt;
- an air bag for protection of the head and thorax areas of the occupant, wherein the air bag includes an area for protection of the thorax and an area for protection of the head;
- wherein the area for protection of the thorax includes an upper section, and wherein the upper section includes a rearward extent configured to permit the safety belt to run uninhibited;
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- wherein the area for protection of the head is configured to extend substantially above the shoulder belt and further rearward than the upper section of the area for protection of the thorax.
A safety system for an occupant of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an air bag for protection of the head and thorax areas of the occupant, wherein the air bag includes an area for protection of the thorax and an area for protection of the head;
- wherein the area for protection of the thorax includes an upper section, and wherein the upper section includes a rearward extent configured to permit a safety belt to run uninhibited;
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- wherein the area for protection of the head is configured to extend substantially above the shoulder belt and further rearward than the upper section of the area for protection of the thorax.
A side airbag for protecting the thorax and the head of a passenger of a vehicle, comprising:
- a head protecting section located above a thorax protecting section;
- wherein the width of the thorax protecting section in the direction of vehicle travel gradually tapers from a bottom of the airbag toward the head protecting section to thereby provide space for a shoulder belt to pass over the occupant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.