VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RESTRAINING A VEHICLE OCCUPANT
First Claim
1. A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising an airbag module (16) disposed in an instrument panel (14)the airbag (18) of which when inflated extends from a receipt in the instrument panel (14) into the interior of the vehicle (10),wherein a supporting structure (20) for the airbag (18) is provided on the side of the airbag (18) facing a windscreen (12), the supporting structure being configured to support the airbag (18) against the forces occurring when a vehicle occupant immerses in the airbag (18).
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Abstract
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprises an airbag module (16) disposed in an instrument panel (14) the airbag (18) of which extends when inflated from a receipt in the instrument panel (14) into the interior of the vehicle (10). A supporting structure (20) for the airbag (18) on a side of the airbag (18) facing a windscreen (12) is configured so that it supports the airbag (18) against the forces occurring when a vehicle occupant immerses in the airbag (18).
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1. A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising an airbag module (16) disposed in an instrument panel (14)
the airbag (18) of which when inflated extends from a receipt in the instrument panel (14) into the interior of the vehicle (10), wherein a supporting structure (20) for the airbag (18) is provided on the side of the airbag (18) facing a windscreen (12), the supporting structure being configured to support the airbag (18) against the forces occurring when a vehicle occupant immerses in the airbag (18).
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