Airbag module and airbag arrangement and method thereof

US6460878B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TAKATA-PETRI AG · DE

Inventors

• Nick Eckert · Berlin, DE
• Carsten Haase · Stuttgart, DE
• Martin Kamm · Berlin, DE
• Claude Rion · Ingolstadt, DE
• Udo Spies · Gaimersheim, DE
• Martin Neff · Rossrüti, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 2, 2001
• Grant date: Oct 8, 2002
• Expiry date: Jul 2, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2021/0004
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An airbag arrangement and method includes an airbag module, which has a module housing and an airbag. The airbag is arranged so that it sequentially unfolds so that it ultimately becomes positioned in front of the passenger. The module is mounted along a roof region of the vehicle, in front of a passenger seat, with an opening of the housing facing toward the windshield. The airbag has a first section and a second section extending from the first section at an angle, which can be substantially at 90°. The first and second sections are configured to deploy substantially downwardly along the windshield. The second section is configured to further deploy toward the passenger, below the passenger's head level.