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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2001
Sven Rau, München, DE;
Siegfried Pantke, Peiting, DE;
Other;
Abstract
The invention relates to an airbag system in a safety system, especially in motor vehicles, including a gas generator arranged in a gas guide housing (,), and at least one airbag connected to an assigned connection opening (,). The inventive airbag system also has a sliding element (,) which can be relatively displaced in the gas guide housing. The sliding element is provided as a valve element for controlling the inflation process of the airbag. An additional opening for connecting an additional airbag is configured in the airbag system. The sliding element is also configured as a sliding sleeve (,) which encompasses the tubular gas generator in a concentric manner and which can be displaced between an opened position and a closed position for the connection opening (,), the opening being radially configured in the wall of the gas guide housing (,).