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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arno Jambor, Vaihingen, DE;
Wolfgang Kerner, Eutingen, DE;
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ; B62D 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ; B62D 1/04 ;
Abstract
An air bag system, for example for a steering wheel, in which a surface of the cushioning arrangement facing the vehicle interior is at least partially covered by a thin-walled sheet metal unit. The sheet metal bar unit is fixedly connected with the surface of the cushioning arrangement. The sheet metal unit is provided with at least one turned-in edge toward the inside of the cushioning arrangement in the area of lateral edges of the cushioning arrangement as well as in the area of the at least one tear edge.