Side impact airbag for a motor vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorFelix Haenel
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Abstract
A side impact cushion device of a motor vehicle contains at least one impact cushion which can be inflated by a gas generator. The impact cushion in an installation state has an upper portion, a central portion and a lower portion. In this case, the upper portion is arranged substantially horizontally in a deployed state, the central portion is formed in the form of a shell surface of a rotationally symmetrical, developable body, the lower portion can be supported on an upper side of an armrest and a rotational axis of the rotationally symmetrical body is oriented vertically in the deployed state.
Claims12
1-10. (canceled)
A side impact cushion device, comprising:
- a gas generator;
- and
- at least one impact cushion that is inflatable by the gas generator from an installation state to a deployed state;
- the impact cushion in the installation state having an upper portion, a central portion and a lower portion;
- in the deployed state, the upper portion is arranged substantially horizontally, the central portion is hollow and rotationally symmetrical, and the lower portion is designed to be supported on an upper side of an armrest;
- and
- in the deployed position and a rotational axis of the central portion is oriented substantially vertically.
A motor vehicle component, comprising:
- an armrest;
- a gas generator supported by the armrest;
- and
- at least one impact cushion that is inflatable by the gas generator from an installation state to a deployed state;
- the impact cushion in the installation state having an upper portion, a central portion and a lower portion;
- in the deployed state, the upper portion is arranged substantially horizontally, the central portion is hollow and rotationally symmetrical, and the lower portion is designed to be supported on an upper side of the armrest;
- and
- in the deployed position and a rotational axis of the central portion is oriented substantially vertically.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.