Airbag protective device for vehicle occupants and motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A side curtain airbag of the type mounted along a roof rail of a motor vehicle and positioned in an installed state extending from a generally vertically extending A-pillar separating a windshield and a side window of the vehicle, rearwardly along of the side of the vehicle for providing impact protection for occupants of the motor vehicle, the side curtain airbag comprising, two side walls of fabric material which are affixed together to form a plurality of chambers which are inflatable by a gas generator to provide impact protection for the occupants of the vehicle, the side curtain airbag forming at least a first and a second chamber with the first chamber positioned forward of the second chamber and adjacent to the A-pillar, wherein in the inflated state of the airbag, the maximum lateral clearance of the side walls in the first chamber is larger than the maximum lateral clearance of the side walls in the second chamber.
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Abstract
A side curtain airbag for providing occupant protection in a laterally displaced front crash. The side curtain airbag in the installed state extends from the A-pillar to at least the B-pillar of the vehicle. In the region of the airbag assigned to the head of an occupant sitting on the front seat of the vehicle, the airbag forms at least two chambers located one behind the other, in the inflated state of the airbag, the maximum clearance of the side walls in the front chamber is larger than in the rear chamber.
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- 1. A side curtain airbag of the type mounted along a roof rail of a motor vehicle and positioned in an installed state extending from a generally vertically extending A-pillar separating a windshield and a side window of the vehicle, rearwardly along of the side of the vehicle for providing impact protection for occupants of the motor vehicle, the side curtain airbag comprising, two side walls of fabric material which are affixed together to form a plurality of chambers which are inflatable by a gas generator to provide impact protection for the occupants of the vehicle, the side curtain airbag forming at least a first and a second chamber with the first chamber positioned forward of the second chamber and adjacent to the A-pillar, wherein in the inflated state of the airbag, the maximum lateral clearance of the side walls in the first chamber is larger than the maximum lateral clearance of the side walls in the second chamber.
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