Assembly including a gas bag

• US 20010030415A1
• Filed: 04/12/2001
• Published: 10/18/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Heilig, Alexander, Acker, Dominique, Hofmann, Sven, Heigl, Jurgen
• Granted Patent: US 6,540,253 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/730.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0072 Convertible cars
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23316 Inner seams, e.g. creating separate compartments or used as tethering means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/23138 specially adapted for side protection B60R21/23184, B60R21/232 take precedence

Abstract

An assembly consists of a vehicle door, an A-pillar of a vehicle and an inflatable gas bag. In the inflated condition the gas bag is supported by the vehicle door and in the region of the A-pillar of the vehicle. The internal overpressure exceeds 10⁵ Pa (14, 5 psi) in at least one part of said inflated gas bag.

Claims

1. An assembly consisting of a vehicle door, an A-pillar of a vehicle and an inflatable gas bag, said gas bag being supported by said vehicle door and in the region of said A-pillar of said vehicle in an inflated condition of said gas bag, said gas bag having an internal overpressure in said inflated state, said internal overpressure exceeding 10⁵ Pa (14, 5 psi) in at least one part of said inflated gas bag.

2. The assembly as set forth in

claim 1

, wherein said gas bag is fabricated so as to be gas-tight.

3. The assembly as set forth in

claim 1

, wherein said vehicle door comprises a windowsill, said gas bag being supported along a majority of said windowsill.

4. The assembly as set forth in

claim 1

, wherein said gas bag comprises two chambers, a first of said chambers forming an outer chamber and being configured tubular and having a high internal overpressure, and a second of said chambers forming an inner and being cushion-shaped and having a lower internal overpressure, said first chamber surrounding said second chamber.

5. The assembly as set forth in

claim 4

, wherein said first chamber and said second chamber are not in flow connection with each other.