Airbag for a vehicle

• US 6,695,340 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2002
• Issued: 02/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc. (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc. (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Gromodka, Gregor, Hofmann, Volker, Schmidt, Bernhard
• Primary Examiner(s): Ellis, Christopher P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHARMA, RASHMI K
• Application Number:
  US10/196,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20030102656A1
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 280/730.1, 280/730.2, 280/728.2, 280/743.1
• US Class Current: 280/730.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/232 Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge

Abstract

An airbag for a vehicle is constructed to be arranged in the region of the vehicle roof and has at least one inflatable chamber. The arrangement of the airbag is above securing portions which extend from the inflatable chamber upwards in the direction of the vehicle roof, with the securing portions having inflatable regions.

Claims

1. An airbag for a vehicle, which is constructed to be arranged in the region of a vehicle roof or roof arch comprising

at least one inflatable chamber being filled by gas and

securing portions being finger-like projections extending from the inflatable chamber upwards in the direction of the vehicle roof, the securing portions are formed from a material of the airbag and are connected in one piece thereto, wherein each securing portion comprises an inflatable region and a marginal region, wherein the marginal region wraps around three outer surfaces of the inflatable region.

2. The airbag for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the marginal region has a device for arranging the airbag on the vehicle.

3. The airbag for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the inflatable region extends into the securing portion approximately half a longitudinal extent of the securing portion.

4. The airbag for a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the inflatable region occupies over half a width of the securing portion wherein the width of the securing portion is a dimension of the securing portion perpendicular with the longitudinal extent of the securing portion.

5. The airbag for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the marginal region defines an opening for attaching the securing portion of the airbag to a vehicle body.