Trw Automotive Gmbh

Zf Automotive Germany Gmbh

Audi Ag

Sven Oliver Tamme

Werner Freisler

Simon Schmid

Timo Abele

Benjamin Weimer

Daniel Elija

Werner Frelsler

Roberto Martin

Lars Zimmermann

Tillmann Herwig

A knee airbag module, comprising an airbag () which has plural vertical chambers superimposed in the inflated state, including a middle, upper and lower chamber (), is filled directly via the middle chamber (), wherein the lower chamber () can be fluid-communicated with the middle chamber via plural overflow openings () and a valve device is configured on the overflow openings () so that the overflow openings () are open at the beginning of the deployment operation and the valve device closes the overflow openings () in the course of the deployment operation.

Knee airbag module

An airbag, in particular a front airbag, includes an outer wall having a front wall and a rear wall () and a tether () as well as an electrically actuatable activation unit () for releasing the tether (). The tether () includes plural tether portions () connected to each other via a first tear seam (). A tension means () is coupled to the tether () so that it destroys the first tear seam () when the activation unit () is actuated.

Airbag

An airbag, in particular a front airbag, includes an outer wall having a front wall and a rear wall () and a tether () as well as an electrically actuatable activation unit () for releasing the tether (). The tether () includes plural tether portions () connected to each other via a first tear seam (). A tension means () is coupled to the tether () so that it destroys the first tear seam () when the activation unit () is not actuated.

A knee airbag for a vehicle occupant restraint device can adopt a deployed position of use between a fixed vehicle component and the legs of a vehicle occupant. The airbag includes an airbag sheath, at least one exhaust orifice formed therein and control features for selectively releasing the exhaust orifice. The control features are disposed inside the knee airbag and arranged so as to release or block the exhaust orifice depending on the expansion of the knee airbag in a particular direction of expansion.

Adaptive knee airbag for vehicle occupant restraint device

The invention relates to an airbag module comprising a housing () for an airbag () and a cover (), the housing including a fabric part () which at least partly encloses the airbag (), characterized in that means () for fastening the housing () which are formed integrally with the cover () are provided and in that the fabric part () is arranged directly on the fastening means ().

Air bag module

A vehicle occupant restraint device having a knee airbag deployable between an instrument panel and the legs of a vehicle occupant and including an airbag sheath and at least one exhaust orifice formed therein. The vehicle occupant restraint device further has features for qualifying the build of the vehicle occupant, an activating unit for selectively releasing the exhaust orifice and a control which actuates the activating unit depending on the qualification of the build of the vehicle occupant.

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Ostfildern, Germany

Sven Oliver Tamme