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US 9,751,487 B2Granted
Side airbag for motor vehicles
AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorsHans-Peter Sendelbach, Uwe Dierks
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Abstract
A side airbag for motor vehicles is provided. The side airbag comprises a gas bag which is to be arranged as intended on a vehicle seat, so that, in order to protect a vehicle occupant situated on the vehicle seat, it can be deployed laterally beside the vehicle occupant, and a gas generator for filling the gas bag with a gas, so that the same deploys. The gas bag and the gas generator are configured and provided to be arranged on the vehicle seat such that in the deployed state the gas bag supports itself on a backrest frame of the vehicle seat.
Claims14
A side airbag for a motor vehicle, comprising
- a gas bag which is to be arranged as intended on a vehicle seat, so that, in order to protect a vehicle occupant situated on the vehicle seat, it can be deployed laterally beside the vehicle occupant, and
- a gas generator for filling the gas bag with a gas, so that the same deploys,
- wherein the gas bag comprises a head portion and a thorax portion for protection of head and thorax of the vehicle occupant,
- wherein the gas bag and the gas generator are configured and provided to be arranged on the vehicle seat such that in the deployed state the gas bag extends between a backrest bolster and the vehicle occupant and supports itself on a backrest frame of the vehicle seat, the backrest bolster and a back part of the vehicle seat, and
- wherein the gas generator is arranged on an interior side of the backrest frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.