Side air bag with traction elements
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a gas bag with at least one inflatable chamber formed from at least one textile wall piece, said gas bag including a seam edging said chamber;
a housing for receiving said gas bag in a folded state;
a traction means arranged parallel to a longitudinal direction of said seam and being fastened on an end region of said seam; and
guide elements on said gas bag for guiding said traction means in at least one seam region of said gas bag;
said gas bag being transferred into said folded state in said housing through the exerting of force on a free end of said traction means.
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Abstract
A gas bag has at least one inflatable chamber formed from textile wall pieces, and a seam edging this chamber. To considerably facilitate the stowing or folding of the gas bag in a housing or the like, guide elements in at least one seam region are provided for a traction means arranged parallel to the longitudinal direction of the seam, and the traction means is secured on an end region of the seam.
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9 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a gas bag with at least one inflatable chamber formed from at least one textile wall piece, said gas bag including a seam edging said chamber; a housing for receiving said gas bag in a folded state; a traction means arranged parallel to a longitudinal direction of said seam and being fastened on an end region of said seam; and guide elements on said gas bag for guiding said traction means in at least one seam region of said gas bag; said gas bag being transferred into said folded state in said housing through the exerting of force on a free end of said traction means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus comprising:
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a gas bag having at least one inflatable chamber, said gas bag including an upper edge and a lower edge spaced apart from said upper edge; a housing for receiving said gas bag in a folded state; and traction means having a first end connected to said gas bag near said lower edge of said gas bag, said traction means extending through guide elements on said gas bag and extending along alternate sides of said gas bag; said gas bag being transferred into said folded state in said housing through the exerting of a force on a second end of said traction means opposite said first end. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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