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US 6,296,275 B1Granted
Vehicular side-impact restraint system
AssigneeTRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
InventorAnton Schirle
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Abstract
A vehicular side-impact restraint system comprises a gas lance defining a longitudinal direction, a gas bag which is in fluid communication with the gas lance, an ejection channel in which the gas lance and the gas bag are arranged, a cutout provided in the ejection channel and extending transversely to the longitudinal direction, and a cover for the cutout.
Claims1
A vehicle occupant side impact protection apparatus comprising:
- an inflatable gas bag for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle;
- an inflation fluid fill tube defining a longitudinal direction in fluid communication with said gas bag for introducing inflation fluid to said gas bag to inflate said gas bag;
- a housing containing said gas bag and said inflation fluid fill tube and for providing a channel into which said gas bag inflates, said housing having a cutout portion separating said inflatable gas bag and said inflation fluid fill tube;
- a part which moves upon inflation of said gas bag to provide an opening through which said gas bag inflates, said opening being spaced apart from said cut out,
- said cut out extending transversely to said longitudinal direction, and
- a cover for said cutout.
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