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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1999
Takata-Petri AG, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an airbag, especially a lateral airbag, preferably in the shape of a tube, which is connected to at least two points on the motor vehicle and accommodated in its non-inflated state in a curved storage area. The invention provides for at least one tensioning cord ( ) between the gas bag and a point of attachment to the motor vehicle, whereby said tensioning cord ( ) can be tautened by the inflating gas bag. A preferred version provides for the tensioning cord ( ) to be attached with one end to the gas bag ( ) and with the other end to the motor vehicle (F ), whereby, when the gas bag inflates, the cord's point of attachment on the gas bag, together with the gas bag, is able to move away from the point (F ) where the tensioning cord ( ) is attache to the motor vehicle. In this way the gas bag can be tautened without the need for additional mechanical or electrical components.