AIR BAG HAVING A SLIT IN A BORDER REGION

• US 20130093167A1
• Filed: 12/21/2010
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc. (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc. (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Volkmann, Matthias, Morhard, Marko, Hofmann, Volker, Gromodka, Gregor, Schimek, Lars
• Granted Patent: US 9,150,184 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/729
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/201 Packaging straps or envelopes for inflatable members
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/232 Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/233 comprising a plurality of individual compartments; comprising two or more bag-like members, one within the other B60R21/232 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/2342 Tear seams

Abstract

An air bag (20) for use in a vehicle (200) having a border region (22) having a top (24) situated about at least one inflatable region (30, 30a, 30b); the top of the border region configured to be secured directly or indirectly to a portion of the vehicle or component of the vehicle; wherein the border region includes at least one slit.

Claims

1. An air bag (20) for use in a vehicle (200) comprising:

a border region (22) having a top (24) situated above all inflatable regions (30, 30a, 30b);

the top of the border region configured to be secured directly or indirectly to a portion of the vehicle or component of the vehicle;

wherein the top includes at least one slit.

2. The air bag according to claim 1 further including at least one tab secured to the top of the border region above the top-most slit or formed as an integral component thereof;

wherein at least one tab is configured to be mounted to the vehicle or component of the vehicle.

3. The air bag according to claim 2 wherein the at least one slit is located proximate the at least one tab.

4. The air bag according to claim 3 wherein the at least one slit is located directly below the at least one tab.

5. The air bag according to claim 2 including a plurality of slits located below the at least one tab.

6. The air bag according to claim 5 including a plurality of tabs with a singular or plurality of slits positioned in the border region below each tab.

7. The air bag according to claim 1 wherein the air bag is configured to be mounted proximate the roof rail of a vehicle.

8. The air bag according to claim 1 wherein the border region is not inflatable.

9. The air bag according to claim 1 including a plurality of inflatable regions.

10. An air bag (20) for use in a vehicle (200) comprising:

a border region (22) located above any inflatable region of the bag having a top (24) situated about at least one inflatable region (30, 30a, 30b);

the top of the border region configured to be secured directly or indirectly to a portion of the vehicle or component of the vehicle;

the border region includes a discontinuity which enables the air bag to locally stretch when under stress.

11. The air bag according to claim 10 wherein the discontinuity includes at least one slit.

12. The air bag according to claim 10 wherein the discontinuity includes a set of slits.