Modular Personal Protection Device Under the Vehicle

An airbag module for fixing on an underside of a rail vehicle between the rail vehicle and a track, the airbag module comprising:

• a bracket for fixing the airbag module on the underside of the rail vehicle;
• a support flap having a front end and a rear end, the support flap being pivotably mounted at its rear end by a pivot bearing, wherein the airbag module is convertible from a closed state into an open state by pivoting the support flap, with the front end of the support flap being movable toward the track;
• a guide element arranged on the front end of the support flap for contacting the track in the open state of the airbag module;
• and
• an airbag, fixed on the support flap and on the bracket, which is folded in the closed state of the airbag module and unfolded in the open state of the airbag module, and which projects past the front end of the support flap in its unfolded state, so that the unfolded airbag and the support flap together form an impact protection for a person on the track.