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Airbag module and vehicle

US10384633B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

26Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Autoliv Development AB · SE

Inventors

Annika Warm · Vårgårda, SE
Marco Broussard · Dachau, DE
Harald Schuler · Niederroth, DE
Thomas Reiter · Dachau, DE
Karin Ydrén · Vara, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 19, 2016
Grant date	Aug 20, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/23169
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A knee airbag module for a motor vehicle. The airbag module has a housing which is preferably composed of plastic and has a housing base (12) and a wall extending from the housing base (12), forming an outlet opening. A receptacle is provided in a first wall section. An airbag is folded into the housing, an air generator (30) which has outflow openings located within the airbag, and a covering element which closes the outlet opening. This covering element has a main section (54) which lies substantially in one plane, at least one first end section (52) accommodated in the at least one receptacle, and a second end section (56) situated opposite the first end section (52), extends out of the plane of the main section (54) and is connected to the housing (10). The covering element (50) is produced from a blank.

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