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Airbag device

  • US 20060267320A1
  • Filed: 05/04/2006
  • Published: 11/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An airbag device for a motor vehicle, comprising:

  • an inflatable gas bag;

    a gas generator for inflating the gas bag;

    a valve through which gas is released out of the bag, wherein the valve includes a basic body and a moveable actuating element that can be actuated in order to open the valve; and

    a triggering mechanism for actuating the actuating element by generating pressure, wherein the triggering mechanism includes a sensor-controlled, pyrotechnic unit that releases a compressed gas in order to actuate the actuating element;

    wherein the device is configured so that the released compressed gas passes into a pressure space of the basic body of the valve to act directly on a pressure application surface of the actuating element;

    wherein the pressure application surface of the actuating element forms at least part of a boundary wall of the pressure space.

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