Airbag device for protecting a vehicle occupant
First Claim
1. Airbag device for protecting a vehicle occupant in case of a crash, comprisingat least one region inflatable with gas, that forms a gas cushion in the inflated state in the form of a side airbag for a vehicle occupant to be protected,at least one first material layer of the inflatable region extending in front of a lateral vehicle structure of a motor vehicle in the inflated state of the airbag device, andat least one second material layer of the inflatable region that opposes the first material layer in the inflated state of the airbag device,wherein at least one fastening flap is provided at the airbag device via which the airbag device can be fastened to a motor vehicle structure,wherein the fastening flap is a separate element with respect to the inflatable region, that is formed at least two-layered and fixed with at least each of the two layers to a material layer of the inflatable region via a connection line, respectively, and in that the layers of the fastening flap each comprise a fastening portion folded around the connection line, that protrudes from the airbag device and serves for fastening the airbag device to a motor vehicle structure.
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Abstract
An airbag device for protecting a vehicle occupant in case of a crash, including at least one region that can be inflated with gas, which in the inflated state forms a gas cushion for a vehicle occupant to be protected in the form of a side airbag, at least a first material layer of the inflatable region extending in front of a lateral vehicle structure of a motor vehicle in the inflated state of the airbag device, and at least a second material layer of the inflatable region of the inflatable region, that opposes the first material layer in the inflated state of the airbag device, wherein at least one fastening flap is provided at the airbag device via which the airbag device can be fastened to a motor vehicle structure.
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1. Airbag device for protecting a vehicle occupant in case of a crash, comprising
at least one region inflatable with gas, that forms a gas cushion in the inflated state in the form of a side airbag for a vehicle occupant to be protected, at least one first material layer of the inflatable region extending in front of a lateral vehicle structure of a motor vehicle in the inflated state of the airbag device, and at least one second material layer of the inflatable region that opposes the first material layer in the inflated state of the airbag device, wherein at least one fastening flap is provided at the airbag device via which the airbag device can be fastened to a motor vehicle structure, wherein the fastening flap is a separate element with respect to the inflatable region, that is formed at least two-layered and fixed with at least each of the two layers to a material layer of the inflatable region via a connection line, respectively, and in that the layers of the fastening flap each comprise a fastening portion folded around the connection line, that protrudes from the airbag device and serves for fastening the airbag device to a motor vehicle structure.
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