Assembly including a gas bag

US6540253B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Dominique Acker · Mühläckerle, DE
• Jürgen Heigl · Bingen, DE
• Alexander Heilig · Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE
• Sven Hofmann · Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 12, 2001
• Grant date: Apr 1, 2003
• Expiry date: Apr 12, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2021/23316
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An assembly consists of a vehicle door, an A-pillar of a vehicle and an inflatable gas bag. In the inflated condition, the gas bag is supported by the vehicle door and in the region of the A-pillar of the vehicle. The internal overpressure exceeds 105 Pa (14.5 psi) in at least one part of the inflated gas bag.