Patent · US Expired

Air bag system for a motor vehicle

US6247724A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
13References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 6, 1999
Grant dateJun 19, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20834
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air bag system, for example for a steering wheel, in which a surface of the cushioning arrangement facing the vehicle interior is at least partially covered by a thin-walled sheet metal unit. The sheet metal bar unit is fixedly connected with the surface of the cushioning arrangement. The sheet metal unit is provided with at least one turned-in edge toward the inside of the cushioning arrangement in the area of lateral edges of the cushioning arrangement as well as in the area of the at least one tear edge.

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