Occupant protection device

US7134683B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• TAKATA-PETRI AG · DE
• BMW AG · DE

Inventors

• Udo Bendig · Wettstetten, DE
• Manuela Boin · Blaustein, DE
• Georg Rasch · Schömberg, DE
• Heinrich Einsiedel · Ulm, DE
• Julius Schluppkotten · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2003
• Grant date: Nov 14, 2006
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2021/23153
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An occupant protection device having an inflatable airbag for protecting a vehicle occupant in the rear compartment of a vehicle. The airbag being designed is fastened in the roof region of the vehicle so that, when inflated, the airbag at least partially covers both the side wall and/or the side window of the vehicle and also the rear window and/or the rear wall of the vehicle.