Central airbag, and vehicle occupant restraint system having a central airbag

Abstract

The invention describes a center airbag (10) of a vehicle occupant restraint system (2) which is provided to be mounted on and/or in a vehicle seat (12) on a side facing another vehicle seat (14), comprising an inner fabric layer (16) and an outer fabric layer (18), wherein the inner fabric layer (16) is connected to the outer fabric layer (18) at least at the edge, wherein the center airbag (10) includes a thorax area (20), a shoulder area (22) and a head area (24), wherein, in a deployed and filled state, the thorax area (20) is arranged in a lower portion of the center airbag (10), specifically in the lower third, and includes a chamber area (26) having a higher thickness (dK) than a thickness (d) in the shoulder area (22), wherein the chamber area (26) in the deployed and filled state of the center airbag (10) is interposed between a vehicle structure, specifically the center console (42), and a vehicle occupant (40).

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