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Airbag for a motor vehicle

  • US 9,016,720 B2
  • Filed: 02/10/2011
  • Issued: 04/28/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An airbag for a motor vehicle, the airbag comprising:

  • a housing;

    at least one gas generator configured to generate a gaseous medium;

    at least one receiving area configured to receive the gaseous medium; and

    at least one restraint element comprising a lattice supporting structure formed from a plurality of inflatable tube elements and a fabric shell,wherein the at least one receiving area is delimited by the lattice supporting structure, the fabric shell, and the housing,wherein the at least one gas generator is arranged with respect to the at least one restraint element so that the at least one restraint element is configured to be moved, in case of an accident-related force impact of the motor vehicle, from a storage position within the housing into a restraint position through separate inflows of the gaseous medium into the at least one receiving area delimited by the lattice supporting structure, the fabric shell, and the housing and into receiving areas of the plurality of inflatable tube elements,wherein at least one wall of the housing comprises at least one inflow opening to receive the gaseous medium.

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