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Gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system

US7648165B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Markus Keutz · Roßdorf, DE
Michael Deckenhoff · Schneverdingen, DE
Matthias Helmstetter · Aschaffenburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 18, 2006
Grant date	Jan 19, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 14, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R21/239
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes a housing and a gas bag (12) accommodated in the housing. The gas bag has a gas bag wall (16). The gas bag module further includes a discharge arrangement (18) having an energetic element (22) for the selective provision of a discharge opening. The energetic element (22) is able to be activated by a control unit (20). The discharge opening is provided by material conversion of the energetic element (22).

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