Mercedes-benz Group Ag

Claus Geisler

Lutz Quarg

Julien Richert

Jochen Feese

Abdulkadir Oeztuerk

Juergen Warwel

Eric Gärtner

An occupant protection device of a vehicle includes a table that is assigned to a vehicle seat. The table is actively movable into an occupant protection position when a collision or a danger of a collision of the vehicle is recognized. In the occupant protection position, an upper body of an occupant of the vehicle seat is supported by the table against a displacement caused by a collision.

Occupant protection device for a vehicle, vehicle having at least one occupant protection device, and method for operating an occupant protection device

An airbag device arranged on a backrest part of a moveable seat device of a motor vehicle includes first and second gas bags. The first gas bag is deployed into a receiving position by a deployment unit of the airbag device responsive to an actuation signal. In the receiving position the first gas bag is designed to receive a body part of an occupant of the motor vehicle, the occupant facing the backrest part. The second gas bag, at least in the receiving position, is deployed between the backrest part and the first gas bag.

Airbag device for arranging on a backrest part of a moveable seat device of a motor vehicle, and seat device

An occupant protection device for a vehicle includes an airbag arranged in a region of a vehicle seat, that inflates from this region, and is allocated to an occupant in the vehicle seat. The airbag inflates upwards in the direction of a vehicle vertical axis, has a balloon-shaped section and adjacent thereto a further section and is positioned, in its operative position, in such a manner that the airbag encloses legs and a lower body of the occupant and this enclosing region forms an impact and support region for a head and an upper body of the occupant.

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Herrenberg, Germany

Claus Geisler