Airbag module

US7083186B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

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

Inventors

• Joachim Lutz · Schechingen, DE
• Robert Mohr · Waiblingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 12, 2002
• Grant date: Aug 1, 2006
• Expiry date: Jun 1, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R21/205
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An airbag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises a housing and an airbag which is folded up into an airbag pack. The airbag is arranged in the housing and is adapted to be inflated by gas from a pressurized gas source. The housing has an outlet opening that defines an outlet plane and has a predetermined width that is smaller than the largest width of the airbag pack, measured parallel to the outlet plane.