Trw Automotive Gmbh

Sergey Hauer

Jochen Weiss

Hans-Peter Bausch

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 ().

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