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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2012
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Ulrich Rick, Braunweiler, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01); B60R 21/235 (2006.01); B60R 21/261 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/26 (2013.01); B60R 21/235 (2013.01); B60R 21/261 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23123 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2612 (2013.01);
Abstract
A safety device is provided, comprising an elastic membrane, which partially or completely delimits a hollow space, which is provided for the accident-initiated filling subject to elastic expansion of the membrane, and a gas generator with a filling fluid source communicating with the hollow space, wherein between the filling fluid source and a surface of the membrane facing the hollow space and/or in the membrane at least one heat protection means is arranged, which is provided for the protection of the membrane from a thermal impact through filling fluid of the filling fluid source.