Side airbag for a vehicle occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A side air bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle, comprisingat least one inflatable chamber, having a first area to protect the head of a vehicle occupant as well as a second area which extends—
- referring to the state of the side air bag in which it is installed in the vehicle and inflated—
in the direction of the vehicle floor beyond a door parapet which is adjacent to a side window of the vehicle, wherein the chamber is designed in such a way that it tapers off from the first towards the second area; and
a second inflatable chamber adjacent to the first inflatable chamber, wherein the second inflatable chamber—
in the direction of the vehicle height—
is shorter than the first chamber and only extends down to a height above the door parapet.
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Abstract
A side air bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle is provided. The side air bag comprising at least one inflatable chamber, having a first area to protect the head of a vehicle occupant as well as a second area which—referring to the state of the side air bag (in which it is installed in the vehicle and inflated—extends in the direction of the vehicle floor beyond a door parapet which is adjacent to a side window of the vehicle. The chamber is designed in such a way that it tapers off from the first towards the second area.
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17 Claims
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1. A side air bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle, comprising
at least one inflatable chamber, having a first area to protect the head of a vehicle occupant as well as a second area which extends— - referring to the state of the side air bag in which it is installed in the vehicle and inflated—
in the direction of the vehicle floor beyond a door parapet which is adjacent to a side window of the vehicle, wherein the chamber is designed in such a way that it tapers off from the first towards the second area; anda second inflatable chamber adjacent to the first inflatable chamber, wherein the second inflatable chamber—
in the direction of the vehicle height—
is shorter than the first chamber and only extends down to a height above the door parapet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- referring to the state of the side air bag in which it is installed in the vehicle and inflated—
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17. A side air bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle, comprising
at least one inflatable chamber, having a first area to protect the head of a vehicle occupant as well as a second area which extends— - referring to the state of the side air bag in which it is installed in the vehicle and inflated—
in the direction of the vehicle floor beyond a door parapet which is adjacent to a side window of the vehicle,wherein the chamber is designed in such a way that it tapers off from the first towards the second area, and a first inflatable volume to cover a rear side window of the motor vehicle and a second inflatable volume to cover a front side window of the motor vehicle, and wherein exclusively the second inflatable volume comprises a chamber that tapers off from a head protecting area towards a second area extending beyond a door parapet.
- referring to the state of the side air bag in which it is installed in the vehicle and inflated—
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