Airbag module for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. An airbag module for a motor vehicle, comprisingan airbag folded to form an airbag package;
- a component of the airbag module, which via a first component part for inflating the airbag with gas or for fastening the airbag to a motor vehicle part cooperates with the airbag;
a protective covering which encloses the airbag and the first component part in a gastight space that is maintained at a vacuum so that the airbag package formed by the airbag is compact; and
the protective covering comprises at least one opening, through which a second component part connected to the first component part projects from the space enclosed by the protective covering and;
a sealing element configured to seal the opening of the protective covering in a gastight manner in order to maintain the vacuum in the enclosed space.
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Abstract
An airbag module for a motor vehicle, including an airbag folded to form an airbag package; a component of the airbag module, which via a first component part for inflating the airbag with gas and/or for fastening the airbag to a motor vehicle part cooperates with the airbag; and a protective covering which encloses the airbag in a gastight manner. The protective covering also encloses the first component part and comprises at least one opening, through which a second component part connected to the first component part projects from the space enclosed by the protective covering, the opening of the protective covering being closed in a gastight manner by means of a sealing element.
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1. An airbag module for a motor vehicle, comprising
an airbag folded to form an airbag package; -
a component of the airbag module, which via a first component part for inflating the airbag with gas or for fastening the airbag to a motor vehicle part cooperates with the airbag; a protective covering which encloses the airbag and the first component part in a gastight space that is maintained at a vacuum so that the airbag package formed by the airbag is compact; and the protective covering comprises at least one opening, through which a second component part connected to the first component part projects from the space enclosed by the protective covering and; a sealing element configured to seal the opening of the protective covering in a gastight manner in order to maintain the vacuum in the enclosed space. - 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, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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