Curtain airbag for a vehicle
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1. A curtain airbag for a vehicle, the curtain airbag comprising:
- a main chamber extending in a longitudinal direction and adapted to cover an inner side structure of the vehicle;
an additional chamber forwardly positioned relative to the main chamber in a driving direction and in communication with the main chamber through a flow channel; and
a separation line separating flow of inflation gas between the main chamber and the additional chamber, the separation line oriented obliquely relative to the longitudinal direction, the separation line defining an obliquely oriented hinge about which the additional chamber rotates relative to the main chamber upon inflation, the separation line formed into the curtain airbag and separating a flow of inflation gas between the main chamber and the additional gas chamber independent of rotation of the additional chamber relative to the main chamber.
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Abstract
A curtain airbag for a vehicle includes a main chamber shaped in such a way that, in a position being mounted on the vehicle, in the inflated state the main chamber covers an inner side structure of the vehicle. The curtain airbag further includes an additional chamber which, in the mounting position, is located on the in driving direction of the vehicle front portion of the main chamber, and deploys in the direction of the interior of the vehicle when the curtain airbag is inflated.
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18 Claims
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1. A curtain airbag for a vehicle, the curtain airbag comprising:
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a main chamber extending in a longitudinal direction and adapted to cover an inner side structure of the vehicle; an additional chamber forwardly positioned relative to the main chamber in a driving direction and in communication with the main chamber through a flow channel; and a separation line separating flow of inflation gas between the main chamber and the additional chamber, the separation line oriented obliquely relative to the longitudinal direction, the separation line defining an obliquely oriented hinge about which the additional chamber rotates relative to the main chamber upon inflation, the separation line formed into the curtain airbag and separating a flow of inflation gas between the main chamber and the additional gas chamber independent of rotation of the additional chamber relative to the main chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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