Inflatable protective cushion to cover the side panes of a vehicle

An inflatable protective cushion to cover side panes of a vehicle in the event of a side impact, having a front end and a front anchor point in an area of an A-column and a rear anchor point in an area of a C-column of the vehicle, and having a gas distribution tube substantially extending between said A and C-columns and connected to a gas generator, said gas distribution tube having an end with a piston slidably accommodated therein, a piston rod connected to said piston protruding from said end of the gas distribution tube, one of said anchor points being provided on a free end of said piston rod, said piston rod being inclined at an acute angle with respect to a straight line defined between said anchor points.

An inflatable protective cushion to cover side panes of a vehicle in the event of a side impact, having a front end and a front anchor point in an area of an A-column and a rear anchor point in an area of a C-column of the vehicle, and having a gas distribution tube substantially extending between said A and C-columns and connected to a gas generator, said gas distribution tube having an end with a piston slidably accommodated therein, a piston rod connected to said piston protruding from said end of the gas distribution tube, one of said anchor points being provided on a free end of said piston rod, said gas distribution tube projecting at said front end of said protective cushion forward into said area of said A column.

An inflatable protective cushion to cover side panes of a vehicle in the event of a side impact, having a front end and a front anchor point in an area of an A-column and a rear anchor point in an area of a C-column of the vehicle, and having a gas distribution tube substantially extending between said A and C-columns and connected to a gas generator, said gas distribution tube having an end with a piston slidably accommodated therein, a piston rod connected to said piston protruding from said end of the gas distribution tube, one of said anchor points being provided on a free end of said piston rod, wherein a flow cross section of said gas distribution tube is reduced upstream of said piston.

An inflatable protective cushion to cover side panes of a vehicle in the event of a side impact, having a front end and a front anchor point in an area of an A-column and a rear anchor point in an area of a C-column of the vehicle, and having a gas distribution tube substantially extending between said A and C-columns and connected to a gas generator, said gas distribution tube having an end with a piston slidably accommodated therein, a piston rod connected to said piston protruding from said end of the gas distribution tube, one of said anchor points being provided on a free end of said piston rod, said protective cushion further comprising an insert tube that extends said gas distribution tube at said end of said gas distribution tube accommodating said piston, said insert tube having a cross section smaller than that of said gas distribution tube and being inserted in said gas distribution tube.