Patent ID: 11919468
Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 1:
2. A side airbag of a vehicle occupant restraint system configured to be mounted on a vehicle seat, the side airbag comprising:
an inflatable head gas cushion comprising overlying panels laid flat and interconnected along a peripheral line defining a head cushion parting plane when the head gas cushion is inflated, wherein the head gas cushion is configured so that one of the panels forms a first outer wall positioned on one side of the head cushion parting plane facing toward the occupant, and the other of the panels forms a second outer wall positioned on an opposite side of the head cushion parting plane facing away from the occupant;
an inflatable torso gas cushion comprising overlying panels laid flat and interconnected along a peripheral line defining a torso cushion parting plane when the torso gas cushion is inflated, wherein the torso gas cushion is configured so that one of the panels forms a first outer wall positioned on one side of the torso cushion parting plane facing toward the occupant, and the other of the panels forms a second outer wall positioned on an opposite side of the torso cushion parting plane facing away from the occupant; and
a connecting section in which the head gas cushion is connected to the torso gas cushion, the connecting section comprising at least one overflow orifice fluidly connecting the head gas cushion to the torso gas cushion to allow filling gas to overflow from the torso gas cushion to the head gas cushion, wherein the connecting section is configured to connect the head gas cushion obliquely to the torso gas cushion so that the head gas cushion bends toward the head of the occupant when the airbag is inflated, wherein the torso gas cushion and head gas cushion being manufactured independently of each other as separate inflatable cushions.