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Side gas bag and side gas bag module for a vehicle occupant protection device

  • US 7,066,488 B2
  • Filed: 08/08/2003
  • Issued: 06/27/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A side gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system, said side gas bag having an inflatable volume which is delimited by an exterior gas bag covering (16), said side gas bag being provided with an inflatable pouch (18) in an inflation region of said gas bag (14) inside said gas bag covering (16), said pouch (18) having an elongated, tubular shape with opposite first and second end faces (20, 22), said first end face (20) being constructed as an inflation opening, said second end face (22) being constructed as an outflow opening and being provided with a tear seam (24) which tears open at a predetermined internal pressure of said pouch (18) and thereby opens said outflow opening, wherein no gas flows out of said pouch during the inflation of said pouch (18) and before the outflow opening is open.

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