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US 8,262,127 B2Granted
Occupant protection device for a vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsUlrich Rick, Thomas Jenny
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Abstract
An occupant protection device is provided for a vehicle, with at least one airbag module, which is entirely or partially covered by a fiber material, wherein the airbag module includes, but is not limited to at least one opening line. The at least one opening line is suitable for and/or designed for providing an opening function. The at least one opening line is covered with a tear-open region of the fiber material. The tear-open region in transverse extension over the opening line is designed homogenously.
Claims25
An occupant protection device for a vehicle, comprising:
- an airbag module that is at least partially covered by a fiber material;
- an opening line of the airbag module that is adapted to provide an opening function;
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- a tear-open region of the fiber material that covers the opening line, the tear-open region in transverse extension is homogenously designed over the opening line,
- wherein the fiber material is suitable for forming a flat structure, and
- wherein the flat structure in a transition region between an airbag module cover and at least one component adjoining the airbag module cover comprises a cut location or a joint location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.