Vehicle with a gas bag arrangement of a vehicle occupant restraint system
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1. A vehicle with a gas bag arrangement of a vehicle occupant restraint system, the gas bag arrangement comprising:
- a gas bag which includes at least one inflatable chamber with a first and a second portion; and
a plurality of connecting elements arranged one behind the other along the vehicle length direction, wherein each connecting element connects the first and the second portion of the inflatable chamber, andwherein each of the connecting elements is configured to hold the inflatable element in a bent or kinked condition such that the first and the second portion extend at an angle to each other;
wherein the first and the second portion—
based on the mounted and inflated condition of the gas bag—
extend at least approximately parallel to a plane defined by the vehicle height and vehicle length directions and the connecting element extends on a side of the gas bag facing away from the vehicle occupant to be protected and points towards the vehicle front, andwherein the gas bag arrangement is arranged and formed for the protection of the upper body and/or the head of a passenger or a vehicle occupant located on a rear seat of the vehicle.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a gas bag arrangement of a vehicle occupant restraint system, the gas bag arrangement comprising:
- a gas bag (1) which includes at least one inflatable chamber (11) with a first and a second portion (111, 112); and
- at least one connecting element (51, 51′, 52) which connects the first and the second portion (111, 112) with each other such that the first and the second portion (111, 112) extend at an angle to each other, wherein
- the first and the second portion (111, 112)—based on the mounted and inflated condition of the gas bag (1)—extend at least approximately parallel to a plane defined by the vehicle height and vehicle length direction (z, x) and the connecting element (51, 51′, 52) extends on a side of the gas bag (1) facing away from the vehicle occupant (2) to be protected and points towards the vehicle front, wherein
- the gas bag arrangement is arranged and formed for the protection of the upper body and/or the head of a passenger or a vehicle occupant (2) located on a rear seat of the vehicle.
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1. A vehicle with a gas bag arrangement of a vehicle occupant restraint system, the gas bag arrangement comprising:
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a gas bag which includes at least one inflatable chamber with a first and a second portion; and a plurality of connecting elements arranged one behind the other along the vehicle length direction, wherein each connecting element connects the first and the second portion of the inflatable chamber, and wherein each of the connecting elements is configured to hold the inflatable element in a bent or kinked condition such that the first and the second portion extend at an angle to each other; wherein the first and the second portion—
based on the mounted and inflated condition of the gas bag—
extend at least approximately parallel to a plane defined by the vehicle height and vehicle length directions and the connecting element extends on a side of the gas bag facing away from the vehicle occupant to be protected and points towards the vehicle front, andwherein the gas bag arrangement is arranged and formed for the protection of the upper body and/or the head of a passenger or a vehicle occupant located on a rear seat of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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