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Airbag device

US7992898B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

14References

24Claims

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Assignee

Autoliv Development AB · SE

Inventors

Jack Johansson · Landvetter, SE
Rudiger Leibelt · Markt Indersdorf, DE
Harald Wolf · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 2006
Grant date	Aug 9, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/23192
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An airbag device comprising an airbag made of a woven fabric which is fastened to a vehicle structure, in particular above a vehicle occupant, and which can be filled with gas by means of a gas generator and in the filled state extends in front of the vehicle occupant is characterized in that a cutout is provided in the head impact region of the airbag fabric which the head of the vehicle occupant can penetrate, and this cutout is closed by a cover that is decoupled from tensile stress in the airbag fabric.

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