Gas flow distributor for a lateral airbag module
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1. A gas flow distributor for a lateral airbag module, comprising:
- a holder configured to surround outflow openings of a gas generator,wherein the holder includes an impact element and a gas-guiding duct,wherein the gas-guiding duct is configured to guide gas flowing between the impact element and the gas generator,wherein the impact element is configured so that a gas flow emerging from the outflow openings of the gas generator impacts against the impact element and is thereby deflected and divided into a first gas flow and a second gas flow,wherein the first gas flow is deflected in a first direction along a circumferential surface of the gas flow distributor toward a first gas outlet region and the second gas flow is deflected in a second direction along the circumferential surface of the gas flow distributor toward a second gas outlet region,wherein the first and second gas flows emerge from the gas outlet regions along a tube axis of the gas generator,wherein the first and second gas outlet regions are opposite one another,wherein the gas generator comprises a tubular gas generator and the tube axis of the gas generator and a cross-sectional axis of the impact element are spaced apart from each other,wherein the first and second gas outlet regions are the sole gas outlet regions.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a gas flow distributor for a lateral airbag module. The distributor is used to distribute a gas flow leaving a gas generator by the outflow openings thereof, in a targeted manner, in a gas bag which is to be inflated by the gas generator. According to an embodiment, the gas flow distributor is formed by a dimensionally stable receiving element surrounding outflow openings of the gas generator.
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1. A gas flow distributor for a lateral airbag module, comprising:
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a holder configured to surround outflow openings of a gas generator, wherein the holder includes an impact element and a gas-guiding duct, wherein the gas-guiding duct is configured to guide gas flowing between the impact element and the gas generator, wherein the impact element is configured so that a gas flow emerging from the outflow openings of the gas generator impacts against the impact element and is thereby deflected and divided into a first gas flow and a second gas flow, wherein the first gas flow is deflected in a first direction along a circumferential surface of the gas flow distributor toward a first gas outlet region and the second gas flow is deflected in a second direction along the circumferential surface of the gas flow distributor toward a second gas outlet region, wherein the first and second gas flows emerge from the gas outlet regions along a tube axis of the gas generator, wherein the first and second gas outlet regions are opposite one another, wherein the gas generator comprises a tubular gas generator and the tube axis of the gas generator and a cross-sectional axis of the impact element are spaced apart from each other, wherein the first and second gas outlet regions are the sole gas outlet regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 44)
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39. A lateral airbag module, comprising:
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a gas generator; a gas flow distributor including a holder configured to surround outflow openings of the gas generator, wherein the holder includes an impact element and a gas-guiding duct, wherein the gas-guiding duct is configured to guide gas flowing between the impact element and the gas generator, wherein the impact element is configured so that a gas flow emerging from the outflow openings of the gas generator impacts against the impact element and is thereby deflected and divided into a first gas flow and a second gas flow, wherein the first gas flow is deflected in a first direction along a circumferential surface of the gas flow distributor toward a first gas outlet region and the second gas flow is deflected in a second direction along the circumferential surface of the gas flow distributor toward a second gas outlet region, wherein the first and second gas flows emerge from the gas outlet regions along a tube axis of the gas generator, wherein the first and second gas outlet regions are opposite one another, wherein the gas generator comprises a tubular gas generator and the tube axis of the gas generator and a cross-sectional axis of the impact element are spaced apart from each other, wherein the first and second gas outlet regions are the sole gas outlet regions. - View Dependent Claims (40, 43)
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