Side airbag module for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A side impact airbag module for a motor vehicle of the type having an airbag which is inflatable by means of a gas generator and which unfolds in a flat fashion, wherein the gas generator is connected with the airbag by means of a feed tube, and wherein the side impact airbag module is adapted for installation in a door rail of a side door of the motor vehicle, the side impact airbag module comprising:
- the feed tube forming two gas outlet openings adjacent opposite ends of the feed tube and spaced a distance apart, the airbag forming a pair of end chambers and at least one middle chamber that is between the end chambers, the end chambers having filling openings adjacent to the feed tube gas outlet openings, such that gas from the gas outlet openings first fills and inflates the end chambers, and then inflates the middle chamber, wherein the airbag is configured as installed to unfold from an uninflated condition in a generally upward direction defining an unfolding direction when inflated to an inflated condition, and the end and middle chambers are formed such that in the inflated condition the end and middle chambers are orientated generally parallel to the unfolding direction of airbag.
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Abstract
A side impact airbag module for a motor vehicle having an airbag. The airbag is inflatable by a gas generator and unfolds in a flat fashion. The gas generator is connected with the airbag by a feed tube. The airbag module is designed for installation in a door of the motor vehicle. The side airbag module includes a feed tube that has two gas outlet openings or gas outlet areas spaced at a distance from one another, and situated in the area of where the end airbag chambers are formed. The end airbag chambers have filling openings that are situated immediately above the gas outlet openings of the feed tube. The airbag has one or more middle chambers connected for gas flow between the end chambers.
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7 Claims
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1. A side impact airbag module for a motor vehicle of the type having an airbag which is inflatable by means of a gas generator and which unfolds in a flat fashion, wherein the gas generator is connected with the airbag by means of a feed tube, and wherein the side impact airbag module is adapted for installation in a door rail of a side door of the motor vehicle, the side impact airbag module comprising:
- the feed tube forming two gas outlet openings adjacent opposite ends of the feed tube and spaced a distance apart, the airbag forming a pair of end chambers and at least one middle chamber that is between the end chambers, the end chambers having filling openings adjacent to the feed tube gas outlet openings, such that gas from the gas outlet openings first fills and inflates the end chambers, and then inflates the middle chamber, wherein the airbag is configured as installed to unfold from an uninflated condition in a generally upward direction defining an unfolding direction when inflated to an inflated condition, and the end and middle chambers are formed such that in the inflated condition the end and middle chambers are orientated generally parallel to the unfolding direction of airbag.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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