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Vehicle occupant restraint device comprising a gas bag

  • US 7,766,374 B2
  • Filed: 04/23/2007
  • Issued: 08/03/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle occupant restraint device with a knee restraining gas bag module comprising a housing (14) and a knee restraining gas bag (10) which has a free exit end (17), the gas bag moving into its fully deployed position with the free exit end first, whereby the deployment takes place at least partially opposite to the direction of the gravitational forces,and at least one control element (18;

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    1118) which forces the gas bag (10) to extend generally in an arc shape from the housing (14) up to the free exit end (17) in the deployed state, wherein the at least one control element comprises a first control element formed by a dart in a rear shell part of the gas bag.

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