Autoliv Development Ab

Conrad Fricke

Jonathan Moore

Altay Kismir

Tony Roberts

Stephen Stubbs

Paul Jeram

Richard White

An air-bag in the form of an air-bag is disclosed, having an upper edge provided with mounting tabs to mount the upper edge to a motor vehicle. The upper edge of the air-bag is also provided with a gas inlet throat at a position between the ends of the upper edge. The gas inlet throat is configured to receive an end part of an elongate gas generator, and the upper edge of the air-bag is provided with a gas generator retainer, in the form of a loop to engage part of the gas generator.

Air-bag

A safety device for a motor vehicle comprising an inflatable curtain having an upper edge and a lower edge. The upper edge is to be mounted within the interior of a motor vehicle. A first portion of an elongate, flexible element such as a cord extends from a mounting point on the lower edge over a pulley to a sliding ring. A second portion of the cord extends from the mounting point through a guide round a lower pulley through the ring to a lower anchoring point. As the inflatable element inflates so the mounting point on the lower edge moves downwardly, and a triangle of tension is created between the upper pulley, the lower pulley and the mounting point.

Motor vehicle safety device

An air-bag arrangement is disclosed, which preferably takes the form of an inflatable curtain. The arrangement comprises a single inflatable element () and a gas generator (), which is configured to inflate the inflatable element (). The inflatable element () defines at least two inflatable chambers (). A gas-supply duct () is provided which has an end outlet aperture () formed through an end wallof the gas-supply duct () so as to have a diameter smaller than the bore of the gas-supply duct (). The gas-supply duct () also has at least one side outlet aperture () formed through the side wall of the gas-supply duct () at a position generally adjacent the end outlet aperture (). The side outlet aperture () is configured to direct gas out of the gas-supply duct () in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of gas directed to the end outlet aperture (). The gas-supply duct () is arranged so that gas exiting through the end outlet aperture () is directed to one of the chambers (), whilst gas exiting through the side outlet aperture () is directed to the other chamber ().

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Munich, Germany

Conrad Fricke