Airbag device
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1. An airbag device comprising:
- an airbag made of a woven fabric for fastening to a vehicle structure, the airbag operable in a filled state to extend in front of a vehicle occupant, the airbag including a cutout in a head impact region of the fabric for receiving a head of the vehicle occupant; and
a cushion that is substantially decoupled from tensile stress in the fabric, the cushion secured to the airbag and disposed in the cutout.
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An airbag device comprising an airbag made of a woven fabric which is fastened to a vehicle structure, in particular above a vehicle occupant, and which can be filled with gas by means of a gas generator and in the filled state extends in front of the vehicle occupant is characterized in that a cutout is provided in the head impact region of the airbag fabric which the head of the vehicle occupant can penetrate, and this cutout is closed by a cover that is decoupled from tensile stress in the airbag fabric.
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1. An airbag device comprising:
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an airbag made of a woven fabric for fastening to a vehicle structure, the airbag operable in a filled state to extend in front of a vehicle occupant, the airbag including a cutout in a head impact region of the fabric for receiving a head of the vehicle occupant; and a cushion that is substantially decoupled from tensile stress in the fabric, the cushion secured to the airbag and disposed in the cutout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21)
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10. An airbag device comprising an airbag made of a woven fabric for fastening to a vehicle structure, the airbag operable in a filled state to extend in front of a vehicle occupant, the airbag including a cutout in a head impact region of the fabric for receiving a head of the vehicle occupant, the cutout closed by a cover that is substantially decoupled from tensile stress in the fabric;
wherein the airbag is mountable above a vehicle occupant. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An airbag device comprising:
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an inflatable airbag operable in a filled state to extend in front of a vehicle occupant, the airbag including a cutout in an impact region; and a cushion disposed in the cutout, the cushion having a rear surface, a front surface and a pair of side surfaces; whereby an interior of the airbag is sealed from the cover and tensile forces acting on the airbag upon inflation are not transferred to the cover. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24)
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