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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jürgen Heigl, Böbingen, DE;
Steffen Rothweiler, Alfdorf, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Alfdorf, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ; B60R 2/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/116 ; B60R 2/122 ;
Abstract
A vehicle occupant protection system comprises an inflatable gas bag, a tensioning band which is tensioned in the case of inflation of the gas bag so that the tensioning band has a tension, and a device which at the end of a predetermined period of time after inflation of the gas bag reduces the tension of the tensioning band.