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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Axel Heym, Berlin, DE;
Harald Jahnke, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Takata-Petri AG, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a variable-volume airbag module. According to the invention, to limit the air bag volume at least one pull element is provided for which is loosely guided at the level of the air bag and attached at its ends after the airbag has been gathered, and which is released or tears if it is subjected to a certain stress during unfolding of the air bag.