Protection for the occupants of a vehicle in the event of a side impact
First Claim
1. A device for protection of an occupant of a vehicle in the event of a side impact, which comprises:
- an airbag placed in a side wall of the vehicle, alongside a side window of the vehicle in such a way that, in an activated state, it deploys in a direction extending between the occupant'"'"'s head and the surface of the side window, the window comprising a compound glass pane which includes two glass sheets and at least one intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a laminate composed of a core layer of an impact-resistant polymer, and of two thermoplastic adhesive layers which are placed on both sides of the impact resistant polymer layer.
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Abstract
A device for protection of the occupants of a vehicle in the event of a side impact includes an inflatable bag (airbag (9)) placed in the side wall beneath a window in such a way that, in the activated state, it deploys in the direction extending between the occupant'"'"'s head and the surface of the window. The window pane (15) is a compound glass pane which includes at least one glass sheet (16,17) and at least one intermediate layer (18) and which has an increased flexural strength because of the fact that: a) the layer (18) consists of a laminate composed of a core layer of an impact-resistant polymer, and of two thermoplastic adhesive layers, of polyvinyl butyral or of polyurethane, which are placed on both sides of the PET layer, or b) the layer (18) is made of a plastic having a Young'"'"'s modulus at least equal to 20 MPa.
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1. A device for protection of an occupant of a vehicle in the event of a side impact, which comprises:
an airbag placed in a side wall of the vehicle, alongside a side window of the vehicle in such a way that, in an activated state, it deploys in a direction extending between the occupant'"'"'s head and the surface of the side window, the window comprising a compound glass pane which includes two glass sheets and at least one intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a laminate composed of a core layer of an impact-resistant polymer, and of two thermoplastic adhesive layers which are placed on both sides of the impact resistant polymer layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for protection of an occupant of a vehicle in the event of a side impact, which comprises:
an airbag placed in a side wall of the vehicle, alongside a side window of the vehicle in such a way that, in an activated state, it deploys in a direction extending between the occupant'"'"'s head and the surface of the side window, the window comprising a compound glass pane which includes two glass sheets and at least one intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is made of a plastic having a Young'"'"'s modulus at least equal to 20 Mpa. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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