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Airbag module with a deflector holder

  • US 7,011,336 B2
  • Filed: 11/27/2002
  • Issued: 03/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An airbag module comprising:

  • a gas generator;

    a gas bag having a plurality of fold packets;

    a housing containing a floor area, outside walls extending upward from the floor area, and an exit opening through which the gas bag is deployed; and

    a holder having a support area and at least one deflector segment directed toward the exit opening and surrounding the gas generator, wherein the gas generator and holder are located inside the gas bag, wherein the gas generator is fixed to the housing, wherein the holder is located between the gas generator and the housing and directs gas generated by the gas generator into at least one of the fold packets of the gas bag, wherein the gas generator is placed in a corner area of the housing and the holder has a deflector segment enclosing the gas generator on one side, wherein a fold packet is located between the gas generator and the exit opening and a further fold packet is located in an internal space formed between the deflector segment and the outside wall of the housing facing away from the gas generator.

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