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AssigneeZF Automotive Germany GmbH
InventorsDominique ACKER, Gerd ZISCHKA, Marco WAHL, Tillmann HERWIG, Markus FEIL
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In a vehicle occupant protection system, a gas generator assembly (12) comprises at least one separate support (24) mountable to the vehicle and at least two gas generators (16, 18) which are tightly mounted on the support (24). A control unit (22) determines the times of activation of the at least two gas generators (16, 18) simultaneously or time-delayed in order to be able to activate one of the gas generators (16, 18) already in advance of a possibly imminent crash situation so that the airbag (14) is filled in such a way that it starts an interaction with an associated vehicle occupant which moves the vehicle occupant by a predetermined distance.
A vehicle occupant protection system comprising at least one airbag (14) which can be filled by means of a gas generator assembly (12), wherein the gas generator assembly (12) comprises at least one separate support (24) mountable to the vehicle and at least two gas generators (16, 18) manufactured separately from each other and each having a separate outer housing which are tightly mounted on the support (24), and wherein both gas generators (16, 18) supply, individually and/or jointly, filling gas for the same airbag (14), and comprising a control unit (22) which determines the times of activation of the at least two gas generators (16, 18), wherein the times can be determined simultaneously or time-delayed.
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