Side Airbag Module For A Motor Vehicle
First Claim
1. A side impact airbag module for a motor vehicle of the type having an airbag which is inflatable by means of a gas generator and which unfolds in a flat fashion, wherein the gas generator is connected with the airbag by means of a feed tube, and wherein the side airbag module is adapted for installation adjacent a side door of the motor vehicle, the airbag module comprising the feed tube forming two gas outlet openings adjacent opposite ends of the feed tube and spaced a distance apart, the airbag forming a pair of end chambers having filling openings adjacent to the feed tube gas outlet openings, whereby gas from the outlet openings first fills and inflates the end chambers, and then inflates the middle chamber.
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Abstract
A side impact airbag module for a motor vehicle (1), with an airbag (11) which is inflatable by means of a gas generator (8) and which unfolds in a flat fashion, in which the gas generator (8) is connected with the airbag by means of a feed tube (10), and in which the airbag module is designed for installation adjacent a door of a motor vehicle (1). This side airbag module includes a feed tube (10) having two gas outlet openings (14) or gas outlet areas spaced at a distance from one another, and situated in the area of airbag chambers (19, 20) are formed, whose filling openings, are situated immediately above the gas outlet openings of the feed tube (10) the airbag having one or more middle chambers connected for gas flow between the end chambers.
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- 1. A side impact airbag module for a motor vehicle of the type having an airbag which is inflatable by means of a gas generator and which unfolds in a flat fashion, wherein the gas generator is connected with the airbag by means of a feed tube, and wherein the side airbag module is adapted for installation adjacent a side door of the motor vehicle, the airbag module comprising the feed tube forming two gas outlet openings adjacent opposite ends of the feed tube and spaced a distance apart, the airbag forming a pair of end chambers having filling openings adjacent to the feed tube gas outlet openings, whereby gas from the outlet openings first fills and inflates the end chambers, and then inflates the middle chamber.
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