Receptacle arrangement for an air bag
First Claim
1. A receptacle arrangement for an air bag adapted to protect a vehicle occupant from an impact onto interior parts of the vehicle, comprising a rectangular covering fixed to the base plate, the long rectangular sides of the covering being aligned in a transverse direction of the vehicle in straight-ahead travel and which covers an air bag container and folds out along a transverse hinge axis of a hinge in a lower edge region of the air bag container during unfolding of the air bag, after which it completely exposes a container aperture above said edge region for the passage of the bag fabric into an inflated position in front of the vehicle occupant, wherein the covering is swivellable and has, in addition to the first bottom transverse hinge, two additional hinges which laterally bound said first hinge, are approximately perpendicular thereto and have a clearance from the lateral edges of the covering, by which two lateral covering flaps are formed which subdivide the swivellable covering.
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Abstract
A receptacle arrangement for an air bag which protects a vehicle occupant from an impact onto parts of the vehicle interior, has a covering which is fixed to a base plate and covers an air bag container. The covering folds out along a hinge axis of a hinge in the edge region of the air bag container during the unfolding of the air bag, after which it exposes a container aperture for the passage of the bag fabric into an inflated position in front of the vehicle occupant. The covering has, in addition to the first hinge, two further hinges which bound the first hinge on both sides, are approximately perpendicular thereto and have a clearance from the lateral edges of the covering. Thereby, two lateral covering flaps are formed which subdivide the swivellable covering.
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- 1. A receptacle arrangement for an air bag adapted to protect a vehicle occupant from an impact onto interior parts of the vehicle, comprising a rectangular covering fixed to the base plate, the long rectangular sides of the covering being aligned in a transverse direction of the vehicle in straight-ahead travel and which covers an air bag container and folds out along a transverse hinge axis of a hinge in a lower edge region of the air bag container during unfolding of the air bag, after which it completely exposes a container aperture above said edge region for the passage of the bag fabric into an inflated position in front of the vehicle occupant, wherein the covering is swivellable and has, in addition to the first bottom transverse hinge, two additional hinges which laterally bound said first hinge, are approximately perpendicular thereto and have a clearance from the lateral edges of the covering, by which two lateral covering flaps are formed which subdivide the swivellable covering.
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