Airbag for a motor vehicle
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1. An airbag for a motor vehicle, the airbag comprising:
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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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Abstract
An airbag for a motor vehicle, having a housing and at least one restraining element, which has at least one receptacle space for a gaseous medium, in particular air, and which can be moved, in the case of an accident-induced application of force to the motor vehicle, into a restraining position by the flowing of medium into the receptacle space from a storage position within the housing. At least one wall of the housing has at least one inflow opening for the medium.
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1. An airbag for a motor vehicle, the airbag comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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