Patent · US Expired

Side airbag

US5833263A · kind A · utility

9Cited by

10References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

TAKATA (EUROPE) Vehicle Safety Technology GmbH · DE

Inventors

Robert Wittmann
Frank Mueller · Wiehl, DE
Serge Niederkorn · Ulm, DE
Martin SETTELE · Tomerdingen, DE
Hans-Juergen Frueh · Laichingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 1997
Grant date	Nov 10, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 27, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T24/50
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An airbag module has a generator carrier (11) which is to be secured to a vehicle component and on which or in which there is arranged a generator (12) and also an inflatable gas bag (20) which is enclosed within a housing (13) closed on all sides. The housing (13) consists of two housing halves (14, 15) which are hingedly connected together and which are connected to one another by a two-member snap fastener (16,17). A separation of the two housing halves (14,15) can be effected by fracture of a desired fracture location (18) at the holding members (16,17) on triggering of the generator (12) and inflation of the gas bag (20).

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