Gas bag

• US 5,954,361 A
• Filed: 01/26/1998
• Issued: 09/21/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH
• Original Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH
• Inventors: Lang, Norbert
• Primary Examiner(s): Ellis, Christopher P.
• Application Number:
  US09/013,446
• Time in Patent Office: 603 Days
• Field of Search: 280/743.2, 280/743.1, 280/728.1
• US Class Current: 280/743.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23382 Internal tether means
• 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 21/2338 Tethers

Abstract

A gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system has a wall, an inflation opening, a rim as part of the wall, surrounding the inflation opening, the gas bag being adapted to be secured to a gas generator housing in the region of the rim. The gas bag further has at least one limiting strap which is secured to the wall and has a reinforcement layer connected with the wall and at least partially covering the rim on the inner side of the gas bag. The reinforcement layer is exclusively formed by the limiting strap connected with the wall in the region of the rim.

Claims

1. A gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system, with a wall, an inflation opening, a rim as part of said wall surrounding said inflation opening, said gas bag being adapted to be secured to a gas generator housing in the region of said rim, with at least one limiting strap which is secured to said wall, and with a reinforcement layer connected with said wall and at least partially covering said rim on the inner side of said gas bag, said reinforcement layer being exclusively formed by said limiting strap connected with said wall in the region of said rim,

said liming strap being a one-piece elongated strap having two opposite ends which are secured to said wall at opposite regions of said rim.

2. The gas bag according to claim 1, wherein said limiting strap consists of gas bag fabric material.

3. The gas bag according to claim 1, wherein said limiting strap is further connected with said wall by an intermediate section on a gas bag section lying substantially opposite said inflation opening.

4. The gas bag according to claim 1, wherein said gas bag is a passenger'"'"'s gas bag and said inflation opening as a whole is substantially rectangular, and wherein said ends of said limiting strap are secured on rim sections adjacent to the shorter sides of said inflation opening.

5. The gas bag according to claim 3, wherein said ends of said limiting strap are folded to several layers and are sewn with said wall.

6. The gas bag according to claim 4, wherein two opposite side parts and a covering part connecting these parts are provided, said limiting strap being secured to said covering part.

7. A gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint, with a wall, an inflation opening, a rim as part of said wall surrounding said inflation opening, said gas bag being adapted to be secured to a gas generator housing in the region of said rim, with at least one limiting strap which is secured to said wall, and with a reinforcement layer connected with said wall and at least partially covering said rim on the inner side of said gas bag, said reinforcement layer being exclusively formed by said limiting strap connected with said wall in the region of said rim,

said limiting strap having two ends and being connected with said wall by said ends at opposite regions of said rim, and being connected with said wall by an intermediate section on a gas bag section lying substantially opposite said inflation opening, and

said ends of said limiting strap being folded to several layers and being sewn with said wall.

8. The gas bag according to claim 7, wherein said limiting strap consists of gas bag fabric material.

9. The gas bag according to claim 7, wherein said gas bag is a passenger'"'"'s gas bag and said inflation opening as a whole is substantially rectangular, and wherein said ends of said limiting strap are secured on rim sections adjacent to the shorter sides of said inflation opening.

10. The gas bag according to claim 9, wherein two opposite side parts and a covering part connecting these parts are provided, said limiting strap being secured to said covering part.

11. A passenger'"'"'s gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system, with a wall comprising two opposite side parts and a covering part connecting said side parts, an inflation opening, a rim as part of said wall surrounding said inflation opening, said gas bag being adapted to be secured to a gas generator housing in the region of said rim, with at least one limiting strap, and with a reinforcement layer connected with said wall and at least partially covering said rim on the inner side of said gas bag,

said reinforcement layer being exclusively formed by said limiting strap,

said inflation opening as a whole being substantially rectangular, and

said limiting strap being secured to said covering part by said ends of said limiting strap being secured on rim sections adjacent to shorter sides of said inflation opening.

12. The gas bag according to claim 11, wherein said limiting strap consists of gas bag fabric material.

13. The gas bag according to claim 11, wherein said limiting strap is further connected with said wall by an intermediate section on a gas bag section lying substantially opposite said inflation opening.

14. The gas bag according to claim 11, wherein said ends of said limiting strap are folded to several layers and are sewn with said wall.