Side airbag system, backrest and headrest
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorUlrich Rick
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Abstract
A side airbag system is provided with a side airbag for protecting the upper thorax and head area of a vehicle passenger between a lateral vehicle structure and the vehicle passenger, and with a gas generator that is fluidically connected with the side airbag. The side airbag is planar in the deployed condition, and protectively covers a path of motion for the head, along with various seated positions for small and large vehicle passengers. In order to realize an expanded protective potential for the head in semi-convertibles and compact cars, the side airbag, viewed from the lateral vehicle structure, has an outer contour with an essentially continuous bead.
Claims16
A side airbag system, comprising:
- a side airbag for protecting an upper thorax and a head area of a vehicle passenger between a lateral vehicle structure and the vehicle passenger;
- and
- a gas generator that is fluidically connected with the side airbag,
- wherein the side airbag is planar in the deployed condition, and protectively covers a path of motion for the head area, along with various seated positions for a small passenger and a large vehicle passenger,
- wherein the side airbag, viewed from the lateral vehicle structure, has an outer contour with an essentially continuous bead, and the side airbag is shaped like an M viewed from a top in a cross section.
A side airbag system, comprising:
- a side airbag for protecting an upper thorax and a head area of a vehicle passenger between a lateral vehicle structure and the vehicle passenger;
- and
- a gas generator that is fluidically connected with the side airbag,
- wherein the side airbag is planar in the deployed condition, and protectively covers a path of motion for the head area, along with various seated positions for a small passenger and a large vehicle passenger,
- wherein the side airbag, viewed from the lateral vehicle structure, has an outer contour with an essentially continuous bead, and the side airbag is shaped like a W viewed from a top in a cross section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.