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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harald Rudolf, Tubingen, DE;
Ulrich Tschaschke, Ehningen, DE;
Assignee:
Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280729 ; 2807431 ;
Abstract
An airbag for motor vehicles comprises an airbag sheath and an inner airbag that is inflated before the airbag sheath and, by virtue of its design, is prepared for deliberate filling with gas in the direction of the passenger, with the inner airbag having a cross section that decreases uniformly in the direction of the passenger, to aim the gas stream toward the passenger.