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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Norbert Ellerbrok, Rudersberg, DE;
TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Alfdorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a gas bag module, comprising a module cover which has at least one opening flap movable upon activation of the module. An axis is provided relative to which the opening flap moves when it is opened, and a tether is provided between the at least one opening flap and a part of the gas bag module. In an open condition of the module cover the opening flap is fixed on the one hand to the module by means of the tether and on the other hand is fixed to the module cover via the axis. The axis and the tether are arranged with respect to the opening flap in such a manner and the opening flap has such a strength that its geometry is changed by the tether when it is swivelled open so that the opening flap moves outwardly by a smaller amount than without the tether.