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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2012
Tomas Santana-gallego, Aix en Provence, FR;
Tomas Santana-Gallego, Aix en Provence, FR;
Airbus Helicopters, Marignane Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A protective device () for protecting an occupant () of a vehicle (), said protective device comprising an airbag () and inflation means () for inflating said airbag (), the inflation means () being connected to the airbag () via a feed pipe () for feeding inflation fluid for the purpose of inflating the airbag () under predetermined conditions. This protective device further comprises expulsion means () for expelling said fluid, which expulsion means co-operate with at least one water detection means () so as to act when water is detected to remove said fluid resulting from inflation of the airbag (), said airbag () being provided with a peripheral elastic strap () for optimizing the deflation of said airbag () when said expulsion means () allow said fluid to be removed from the airbag ().