US 2015/0175122 A1 · Safety Device for a Motor Vehicle

Abstract

A safety device for a motor vehicle includes an inflatable airbag which is adjusted so as to extend across at least a bottom portion of an outer side of a windshield of the motor vehicle in an inflated state in order to protect a person impacting the motor vehicle. The safety device has a gas generator for inflating the airbag. The airbag has a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment and the second compartment are disposed such that at a specific vehicle speed or within a specific vehicle speed range, a shorter person would very likely hit the first compartment, while at the specific vehicle speed or within the specific vehicle speed range, a taller person would very likely hit the second compartment.

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Dependent claims

A safety device for a motor vehicle, comprising:

an inflatable airbag configured to extend over at least a bottom portion of an outer side of a windshield of the motor vehicle in an inflated condition in order to protect a person colliding with the motor vehicle;
and
a gas generator configured to inflate the airbag in an event of a collision with the person, wherein
the airbag comprises first and second compartments,
the first compartment is located adjacent to a bottom end of the windshield in the inflated condition,
the second compartment is located away from the bottom end of the windshield in the inflated condition,
the first compartment and second compartments extend over an entire width of the windshield, and
the first and second compartments are configured such that during the inflating of the airbag the first compartment is completely filled at an earlier point-in-time than the second compartment.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Safety Device for a Motor Vehicle

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Safety Device for a Motor Vehicle

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