Airbag arrangement
First Claim
1. An airbag arrangement for restraining an occupant of a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle has a longitudinal axis and a vehicle roof and wherein the vehicle roof is bounded by lateral roof edge regions extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and by a front window cross member extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the arrangement comprises:
- an airbag configured to be inflated in order to protect the occupant,wherein the airbag is folded prior to inflation, the folded airbag including a first section and a second section, andwherein the first section of the folded airbag is arranged along a lateral roof edge region and the second section is arranged angled away from the first section transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle,wherein the second section of the airbag is arranged along the front window cross member and is not connected to the vehicle or is releasably connected to the vehicle so that when the airbag is deployed, the entire second section can be deployed freely.
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Abstract
An airbag arrangement for restraining an occupant of a motor vehicle. The vehicle roof is bounded by lateral roof edge regions extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and also bounded by a front window cross member extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. A first section of the folded-up airbag can be arranged along a lateral roof edge region. A second section can be angled away from the first section transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the second section of the airbag is arranged along a longitudinal side of the front window cross member. The airbag can be disconnected from the vehicle body in the region of the second section or be connected releasably thereto when the airbag is deployed. Therefore, when the airbag is deployed, the entire second section can be deployed freely.
25 Citations
15 Claims
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1. An airbag arrangement for restraining an occupant of a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle has a longitudinal axis and a vehicle roof and wherein the vehicle roof is bounded by lateral roof edge regions extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and by a front window cross member extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the arrangement comprises:
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an airbag configured to be inflated in order to protect the occupant, wherein the airbag is folded prior to inflation, the folded airbag including a first section and a second section, and wherein the first section of the folded airbag is arranged along a lateral roof edge region and the second section is arranged angled away from the first section transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the second section of the airbag is arranged along the front window cross member and is not connected to the vehicle or is releasably connected to the vehicle so that when the airbag is deployed, the entire second section can be deployed freely. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An airbag arrangement for protecting an occupant of a motor vehicle, wherein the vehicle has a longitudinal axis and a vehicle roof, wherein the vehicle roof is bounded by lateral roof edge regions extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and by a front window cross member extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
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an airbag configured to be inflated and deploy in order to protect a motor vehicle occupant and, wherein when the airbag is in a folded-up state prior to deployment the airbag has a first section and a second section; wherein the first section of the folded-up airbag is arranged along a lateral roof edge region and the second section is arranged angled away from the first section transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the second section of the airbag bends away from the first section in the region of a vehicle body pillar which extends from a central section of the lateral roof edge region in the direction of the vehicle floor, the second section of the airbag being configured so that the second section deploys onto the vehicle body pillar when the airbag is inflated. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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