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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rudolf Neidert, Hosenfeld, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH, Alfdorf, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ; B60R 2/124 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ; B60R 2/124 ;
Abstract
A vehicle occupant protection device incorporated into a vehicle with an A-pillar and a B-pillar, comprises an inflatable head-side gas bag extending from the A-pillar up to at least the B-pillar of the vehicle and a gas generator. The gas bag has a front section which covers the A-pillar at least to a major extent in the inflated condition of the gas bag and in the case of an offset head-on collision and a skew front-end collision prevents head contact with the A-pillar.