Airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system
First Claim
1. An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising:
- an airbag folded into an airbag package;
a cover that may be evacuated and encloses the airbag package; and
a gas generator for inflating the airbag,wherein a section of the cover forms a receptacle,wherein at least one section of the gas generator is housed in the receptacle,wherein the airbag comprises an opening, which forms an inlet to an inflatable area of the airbag,wherein the gas generator is formed as a tubular gas generator, the tubular gas generator being longer in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the gas generator than in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the gas generator,wherein the opening has a hollow cylindrical area in which the receptacle is arranged, or the opening is formed as a hole in an airbag layer which forms a chamber of the airbag such that the receptacle projects into the hole of the airbag layer.
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Abstract
An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system is provided. The airbag arrangement comprising an airbag folded into an airbag package, a cover that may be evacuated and encloses the airbag package, a gas generator for inflating the airbag, a receptacle formed by a section of the cover enclosing the airbag package and in which at least one section of the gas generator is housed. The airbag comprising an opening, which forms an inlet to an inflatable area of the airbag and in which the receptacle is arranged at least sectionally or into which the receptacle projects. The gas generator is formed as a tubular gas generator. The opening has a hollow cylindrical area in which the receptacle is arranged, or the opening is formed as a hole in an airbag layer which forms a chamber of the airbag.
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12 Claims
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1. An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising:
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an airbag folded into an airbag package; a cover that may be evacuated and encloses the airbag package; and a gas generator for inflating the airbag, wherein a section of the cover forms a receptacle, wherein at least one section of the gas generator is housed in the receptacle, wherein the airbag comprises an opening, which forms an inlet to an inflatable area of the airbag, wherein the gas generator is formed as a tubular gas generator, the tubular gas generator being longer in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the gas generator than in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the gas generator, wherein the opening has a hollow cylindrical area in which the receptacle is arranged, or the opening is formed as a hole in an airbag layer which forms a chamber of the airbag such that the receptacle projects into the hole of the airbag layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising:
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an airbag folded into an airbag package; a cover that may be evacuated and encloses the airbag package; and a gas generator for inflating the airbag, wherein a section of the cover forms a receptacle, wherein at least one section of the gas generator is housed in the receptacle, wherein the airbag comprises an opening, which forms an inlet to an inflatable area of the airbag, wherein the gas generator is formed as a tubular gas generator, wherein the opening has a hollow cylindrical area in which the receptacle is arranged, wherein the opening of the airbag has an area sticking out from the airbag, and wherein the receptacle formed by the cover extends into the area sticking out from the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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