Airbag for motor vehicles
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1. An airbag for motor vehicles, comprising:
- an airbag sheath; and
an inner airbag located centrally in said airbag sheath that is inflated before the airbag sheath and is designed by virtue of its shape for filling with gas in a specific direction,wherein the inner airbag has an elongated shape and a closed cross section that decreasingly tapers uniformly in a direction of a passenger, said cross section directing the gas flow in the direction of the passenger, andwherein the, inner airbag extends from an inlet cross section of the airbag sheath near a gas source to an opposite impact surface of the airbag sheath near a point of contact with the passenger.
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Abstract
An airbag for motor vehicles comprises an airbag sheath and an inner airbag that is inflated before the airbag sheath and, by virtue of its design, is prepared for deliberate filling with gas in the direction of the passenger, with the inner airbag having a cross section that decreases uniformly in the direction of the passenger, to aim the gas stream toward the passenger.
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19 Claims
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1. An airbag for motor vehicles, comprising:
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an airbag sheath; and an inner airbag located centrally in said airbag sheath that is inflated before the airbag sheath and is designed by virtue of its shape for filling with gas in a specific direction, wherein the inner airbag has an elongated shape and a closed cross section that decreasingly tapers uniformly in a direction of a passenger, said cross section directing the gas flow in the direction of the passenger, and wherein the, inner airbag extends from an inlet cross section of the airbag sheath near a gas source to an opposite impact surface of the airbag sheath near a point of contact with the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An airbag assembly disposable in use facing a vehicle passenger, comprising:
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an inner airbag, an airbag sheath surrounding the inner airbag, and a gas generator providing inflating gas to the inner airbag and the airbag sheath, wherein the inner airbag is located centrally in said airbag sheath and has a smaller volume than an airbag sheath volume separate from the inner airbag and has a uniformly decreasing tapering closed cross-section in a direction toward the passengers, wherein the inner airbag extends from an inlet cross section of the airbag sheath near the (at generator to an opposite impact surface of the airbag sheath near a point of contact with the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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