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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Alban Bossenmaier, Gäufelden-Nebringen, DE;
Jörg Henkel, Göppingen, DE;
Friedrich Reiter, Sindelfingen, DE;
Harald Rudolf, Tübingen, DE;
Martin Steiner, Grafenau, DE;
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
An air bag module housing for a motor vehicle has an oblong basic housing body which is used for receiving a gas generator and an air bag and which is laterally closed by two side covers. The air bag module housing is deformed in the event of an impact of a part of the body, particularly of the head, of a vehicle occupant. In order to optimize deformation of the air bag module housing, at least one slot respectively is provided in the side covers. The slot extends essentially perpendicularly to the expected impact direction of the body part along the largest part of the respective side cover to the edge.