Airbag device for a people protection system of a vehicle and a method for producing it
First Claim
1. An air bag device for a people protection system of a vehicle, comprisinga folded air bag which forms an air bag package having a length and a height, andan inlay element, directly connected to and/or placed into the air bag, having a length which essentially corresponds to the length of at least a section of the air bag package and having a height which essentially corresponds to the height of the air bag package,wherein the inlay element is provided and arranged to define the folded air bag regarding its cross-section dimensions and to thereby fix it with desired cross-section dimensions and is designed as an elongated flat section, andwherein the inlay element is made of multiple segments succeeding one another in the longitudinal direction of the air bag, in that at least one segment of the inlay element has a bore through which to pass a fastening means which serves to fasten the air bag device in a vehicle, and in that this segment is foldably fastened onto the air bag package so that it forms an air bag flap.
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Abstract
An air bag device for a people protection system of a vehicle, having a folded air bag which forms an air bag package having a length and a height. An inlay element, directly connected to and/or placed into the air bag, is provided having a length which essentially corresponds to the length of at least a section of the air bag package and having a height which essentially corresponds to the height of the air bag package. The inlay element is provided and arranged to define the folded air bag regarding its cross-section dimensions and to thereby fix it with desired cross-section dimensions. The inlay element is designed as an elongated flat section and is made of multiple segments, succeeding one another in the longitudinal direction of the air bag. At least one segment of the inlay element has a bore.
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1. An air bag device for a people protection system of a vehicle, comprising
a folded air bag which forms an air bag package having a length and a height, and an inlay element, directly connected to and/or placed into the air bag, having a length which essentially corresponds to the length of at least a section of the air bag package and having a height which essentially corresponds to the height of the air bag package, wherein the inlay element is provided and arranged to define the folded air bag regarding its cross-section dimensions and to thereby fix it with desired cross-section dimensions and is designed as an elongated flat section, and wherein the inlay element is made of multiple segments succeeding one another in the longitudinal direction of the air bag, in that at least one segment of the inlay element has a bore through which to pass a fastening means which serves to fasten the air bag device in a vehicle, and in that this segment is foldably fastened onto the air bag package so that it forms an air bag flap.
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