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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2006
Thomas Reiter, Vierkirchen, DE;
Albert Jörg, Germering, DE;
Karl-heinz Sommer, Stockdorf, DE;
Klaus-peter Kühne, Karlsfeld, DE;
Marc Schock, Dachau, DE;
Marcus Weber, Untertheres, DE;
Thomas Reiter, Vierkirchen, DE;
Albert Jörg, Germering, DE;
Karl-Heinz Sommer, Stockdorf, DE;
Klaus-Peter Kühne, Karlsfeld, DE;
Marc Schock, Dachau, DE;
Marcus Weber, Untertheres, DE;
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed which comprises an air-bag module () having an inflatable air-bag () in fluid communication with an inflator (). An internal tether () is provided having a first end () and a second end (). The first end () of the tether is connected to a restrainable part () of the air-bag, whilst the second end () of the tether is free from connection with the air-bag but is initially trapped between the folds or rolls of an initially folded or rolled part of the air-bag. The arrangement is such that, upon inflation of the air-bag, the tether serves to restrain the restrainable part () of the air-bag until such time as the folded or rolled part of the air-bag () becomes sufficiently unfolded or unrolled to release the second end () of the tether ().