Dalphi Metal Espana S.a.

Audi Ag

Emiliano Core Almarza

Andrés Casanova Mateo

Antonio Navarro Arranz

Alfonso Bustos Garcia

Christian Weiss

Isabelle Denys

Azucena Perez Garcia

Michael Pichler

María Díez Barbero

Adrían Gutiérrez Garcia

Ramon Mirones Gomez

Chaochao Qian

Ramón Ramos

Luis José Duarte De Arez

Garcia Acuzena Pérez

A vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag module () that is disposed in a roof area () of a vehicle and is assigned to a front seat (). The airbag module () comprises an airbag () that is disposed so that it deploys in the vehicle longitudinal direction (L) in front of a vehicle occupant () seated in the front seat (), wherein a baffle () of the airbag () in the filled state is aligned transversely to the vehicle longitudinal direction (L) and faces the vehicle occupant (). In a situation of restraint, it can be decided whether the airbag () is filled depending on whether the vehicle occupant () is touching a steering wheel () of the vehicle, wherein a steering wheel airbag is exclusively filled when a contact with the steering wheel () is detected.

Vehicle occupant restraint system

The present invention provides for an advantageous external side airbag system (), comprising at least one airbag (-) with at least one dedicated inflator (-). The external airbag system is characterized in that at least one airbag has in a folded state an elongated shape that extends in a longitudinal direction (L) and is configured to be integrated in a side structure () of a vehicle, and in particular between a rocker panel () and a sill cover () of a vehicle.

External airbag system

The present invention relates to a side airbag module intended for holding back, in the event of an impact, the occupant () of the seat () of an automotive vehicle with a reclining backrest () by means of suitable means including an adjustment knob (), comprising a cushion () configured for being vertically deployed between the protection area required for the occupant () and the body of the vehicle when inflated with the gas provided by a gas generator and a distance piece () joined at one of its ends () to the cushion () and at the other end () to the reclining means of the backrest () such that its length is reduced when the inclination of the backrest () is increased so that the deployed cushion () can be properly positioned no matter what the required inclination of the backrest () of the seat () may be.

Side airbag for reclining seats

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Laguna di Duero, Spain

Emiliano Core Almarza