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Side airbag for a vehicle occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle

  • US 8,608,192 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2012
  • Issued: 12/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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