Trw Automotive Gmbh

Jochen Weiss

Hans-Peter Bausch

Anton Fischer

Juergen Heigl

Lothar Zink

Steffen Rothweiler

Sergey Hauer

Lars Zimmermann

Jürgen Schmidt

The invention relates to an inflator holder () for an airbag module () comprising a holder bottom part () in which an inflator receiving hole () is formed and comprising a holder sidewall part () which delimits, together with the holder bottom part (), a receiving compartment () for an inflator () open on a discharge side () opposed to the holder bottom part (). The inflator holder () includes a filter grid () for exhausting gas fasten A frontal airbag for vehicle occupants, especially a passenger airbag, comprises a contact panel () facing the vehicle occupant in the inflated state and including an upper edge and a lower edge () as well as two lateral edges (), wherein in the interior of the airbag tension means () are arranged at the contact panel (), relating to the inflated and mounted state of the airbag, to be horizontally juxtaposed and spaced apart from each other which tension means withhold portions of the contact panel () in the inflated state of the airbag. Between horizontally spaced tension means () vertically extending, strip-shaped contact panel portions are formed. A substantially vertically extending, rib-shaped pocket being fluid-connected to the interior of the airbag projects toward the vehicle occupant at least at one, preferably at plural strip-shaped contact panel portions on the inflator holder () which filter grid at least partially delimits the receiving compartment () on the discharge side (). In addition, the invention relates to an airbag module () comprising an airbag (), an inflator () and said inflator holder ().

Frontal airbag

A frontal airbag for vehicle occupants, especially a passenger airbag, includes a contact panel () facing the vehicle occupant (). Inside the airbag plural tethers () and/or partitions () are arranged which in portions withhold the contact panel () in the inflated state of the airbag () and form at least one lateral bead () and plural central beads () which in cross-section are smaller than the lateral beads (). Furthermore, an airbag module is presented.

Frontal airbag for vehicle occupants and airbag module

In a vehicle occupant protection device () comprising an airbag (), especially for a passenger, including a fastening portion () as well as an inflatable restraining portion () being especially adjacent to the fastening portion (), it is provided that the fastening portion () is arranged beside the sitting position of the vehicle occupant () and the restraining portion () is configured so that in the fully inflated unloaded state the airbag () extends in front of the vehicle occupant (). There is further provided a vehicle seat () comprising a vehicle occupant protection device () of this type, wherein the fastening portion () and/or the inflator () are arranged on the side of or within the vehicle seat (), especially on or within the seat cushion ().

Vehicle occupant protection device and vehicle seat

A gas bag module, in particular a side gas bag module, for a vehicle occupant protection system, has a gas bag, a gas generator, a housing of which has several outflow openings which are disposed such that the gas generator is in principle thrust-neutral. Further provided is a closure element which, in a standard case of release of the gas bag module, prevents gas from flowing out, at least in one direction, and in the case of fire is at least in sections thermally weakened or destroyed, such that the gas generator blows out gas thrust-neutrally.

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Heubach, Germany

Jochen Weiss