Side airbag safety arrangement for vehicle occupants
First Claim
1. A safety arrangement for vehicle occupants comprising at least one upper airbag mounted to the vehicle at or above a lintel of a side window of a vehicle and at least one lower airbag mounted to the vehicle door at or below a sill of the window, the airbags being arranged to move upon expansion towards each other into mutual engagement along facing surfaces, said surfaces including means for providing a releasable transverse connection therebetween and to provide a cushion extending between and connected to the lintel and the sill of the side window.
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Abstract
A safety arrangement to protect a vehicle occupant in lateral accidents includes at least one airbag positioned above the lintel and at least one airbag positioned below the sill of a side window. The airbags are arranged so that, upon activation, the facing surface areas thereof will be engaged and form a limitedly fixed transverse connection so that, at least during an initial phase of an accident, the airbags will provide an inflated side wall.
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- 1. A safety arrangement for vehicle occupants comprising at least one upper airbag mounted to the vehicle at or above a lintel of a side window of a vehicle and at least one lower airbag mounted to the vehicle door at or below a sill of the window, the airbags being arranged to move upon expansion towards each other into mutual engagement along facing surfaces, said surfaces including means for providing a releasable transverse connection therebetween and to provide a cushion extending between and connected to the lintel and the sill of the side window.
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Current AssigneeVolkswagen AG
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Original AssigneeVolkswagen AG
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InventorsWitte, Bastian
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Primary Examiner(s)Focarin, Margaret A.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Johnson, Victor E.
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Application NumberUS08/016,761Time in Patent Office537 DaysField of Search280/728 R, 280/730 R, 280/730 A, 280/743 A, 280/743 RUS Class Current280/730.2CPC Class CodesB60R 2021/23107 the bag being integrated in...B60R 21/23138 specially adapted for side ...
