GAS BAG ARRANGEMENTS FOR A STEERING WHEEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A gasbag arrangement for a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, comprising a gasbag which can be inflated for protecting a vehicle occupant, whereinthe gasbag, when inflated and mounted in the vehicle, comprises an indentation in a portion that points towards the vehicle floor in the straight-ahead position of the steering wheel for reducing the expansion of a gasbag in the direction of a body region extending below the thorax region of the vehicle occupant such that a load on that body region during an impact of the vehicle occupant on the gasbag is minimized,when the gasbag is inflated and mounted in the vehicle, a portion of the gasbag facing towards the thorax region of the vehicle occupant to be protected comprises a thorax region indentation in order to minimize the load on the thorax region of the vehicle occupant, andthe thorax region indentation is generated by a tether extending in the interior of the gasbag, the tether extending between a portion of the gasbag that, when the gasbag is inflated, faces towards the steering wheel and a portion of the gasbag that faces away from the steering wheel.
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Abstract
A gasbag arrangement for a steering wheel of a motor vehicle is provided. The gasbag arrangement includes a gasbag which can be inflated for protecting a vehicle occupant. The gasbag, when inflated and mounted in the vehicle, includes an indentation in a portion that points towards the vehicle floor in the straight-ahead position of the steering wheel for reducing the expansion of a gasbag in the direction of a body region extending below the thorax region of the vehicle occupant such that a load on that body region during an impact of the vehicle occupant on the gasbag is minimized. According to another aspect a gasbag arrangement includes a gasbag which, when inflated and mounted in the vehicle, includes a side facing towards the vehicle floor and extending essentially parallel to a plane spanned by the longitudinal vehicle direction and the transverse vehicle direction.
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23 Claims
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1. A gasbag arrangement for a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, comprising a gasbag which can be inflated for protecting a vehicle occupant, wherein
the gasbag, when inflated and mounted in the vehicle, comprises an indentation in a portion that points towards the vehicle floor in the straight-ahead position of the steering wheel for reducing the expansion of a gasbag in the direction of a body region extending below the thorax region of the vehicle occupant such that a load on that body region during an impact of the vehicle occupant on the gasbag is minimized, when the gasbag is inflated and mounted in the vehicle, a portion of the gasbag facing towards the thorax region of the vehicle occupant to be protected comprises a thorax region indentation in order to minimize the load on the thorax region of the vehicle occupant, and the thorax region indentation is generated by a tether extending in the interior of the gasbag, the tether extending between a portion of the gasbag that, when the gasbag is inflated, faces towards the steering wheel and a portion of the gasbag that faces away from the steering wheel.
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3. A gasbag arrangement for a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, comprising a gasbag which can be inflated for protecting a vehicle occupant, wherein
the gasbag, when inflated and mounted in the vehicle, comprises a side facing towards the vehicle floor and extending essentially parallel to a plane spanned by the longitudinal vehicle direction and the transverse vehicle direction, when the gasbag is inflated and mounted in the vehicle, a portion of the gasbag facing towards the thorax region of the vehicle occupant to be protected comprises a thorax region indentation in order to minimize the load on the thorax region of the vehicle occupant, and the thorax region indentation is generated by a tether extending in the interior of the gasbag, the tether extending between a portion of the gasbag that, when the gasbag is inflated, faces towards the steering wheel and a portion of the gasbag that faces away from the steering wheel.
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