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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2021
Zf Automotive Germany Gmbh, Alfdorf, DE;
Daniel Elija, Schwabisch Gmünd, DE;
Werner Freisler, Schwabisch Gmünd, DE;
ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH, Alfdorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an airbag module () of a vehicle occupant restraint system, specifically a knee airbag module, comprising a folded inflatable airbag () for restraining a vehicle occupant, a module housing () which includes a flexible airbag sheath () at least partially enclosing the folded airbag (), and comprising a module cover () which includes fasteners () for fastening the module cover () to the module housing (), wherein the flexible airbag sheath () of the module housing () is fixed directly to said fasteners (), and wherein at least one flexible anchoring element (') is provided which extends between the folded airbag () and the module cover () and limits or prevents expansion of the folded airbag () toward the module cover ().