Airbag

US7654567B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Autoliv Development AB · SE

Inventors

• Ian Taylor · Deloraine, AU
• Alan Bradburn · Stafford, GB
• Borje Jacobsson · Halmstad, SE
• Ola Henriksson · Vårgårda, SE
• Anders Hagman · Binstead Close, SE
• Martin Lindsay · Grafton, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 1, 2007
• Grant date: Feb 2, 2010
• Expiry date: Dec 3, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R21/231
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An airbag having an airbag fabric skin (10) enclosing an interior gas space with a first edge (11) extending from a first end (11a) to a second end (11b), whereby an accommodation area (A) for a gas generator (20) is located at the first edge outside the gas spaced extending parallel the first edge (11), which exhibits an area (32) of a deflector element 930) which accommodates the gas generator. In order to ensure that the airbag unit consisting of gas generator and airbag halves in a thrust-neutral manner in case of a fire, deflector element (30) consists of a tubular, flexible element, whereby the deflector element (30) exhibits an upper and lower area (32, 36) whose lower area (36) is located inside the gas space (G). The deflector element is connected with the airbag skin in an intermediate area (34) which is located between upper and lower areas.