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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2001
Maximilian Bossecker, Blaustein, DE;
Ulrich Karlbauer, Ulm, DE;
Takata-Petri (ULM) GmbH, Ulm, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle has an airbag arrangement for protecting the occupant from neck whiplash during a front or rear collision and the cervical spine during a vehicle roll over. The airbag arrangement has an airbag device integrated with the vehicle seat. The airbag device has at least one airbag for protecting the occupant's head/neck region. The airbag is fully inflated when the vehicle rolls over. In that state, the airbag projects from the vehicle seat in such a way that it actively bends the occupant's head toward the occupant's chest, i.e., rolls the upper body for better protection. During a front and rear collision without a roller over, however, the airbag only partially inflates to an extent to position the airbag between the occupant's head and the head restraint, without displacing the occupant's head with the airbag.