Airbag Arranged on the Vehicle Roof
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Accused Products
Abstract
A airbag arranged on a vehicle roof for protecting the occupant located under which includes a cushion (11), a gas generator (13) and an outer cover (17) with a weakened area (45) to allow cushion (11) exit, further comprising an inner casing (23) including a fixing area (31) for fixing it to a vehicle roof header (29), an area (33) for housing the generator (33) and a diffusion channel (35) for diffusing the gas into the cushion (11), having a first portion (51) of the cushion (11) located along the inner contour of the inner casing (33) such that the gas is received in the initial area of the diffusion channel (35) and a second portion (53) located, in the folded state, in an enclosure demarcated by at least portions of the inner casing (33) and outer cover (17).
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Citations
18 Claims
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1-9. -9. (canceled)
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10. An airbag arranged on a vehicle roof (21) for protecting the occupant (15) located under it, comprising a cushion (11), a gas generator (13) which supplies the necessary gas to the cushion (11) when an impact occurs in order to inflate and deploy the cushion in front of the occupant (15), and an outer cover (17) including a weakened area (45) for exit of the cushion (11), characterized in that:
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a) it also comprises an inner casing (23) including a fixing area (31) for fixing the cushion (11) to a vehicle roof header (29), an area (33) for housing the generator (13) and a diffusion channel (35) for diffusing the gas into the cushion (11); b) a first portion (51) of the cushion (11) is located along the inner contour of the inner casing (23) such that the gas is received in the initial area of the diffusion channel (35), and a second portion (53) is located in the folded state in an enclosure (57, 77) demarcated by at least portions of the inner casing (23) and the outer cover (17); c) the weakened area (45) of the outer cover (17) is located in an area close to the end area of the diffusion channel (35). - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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