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

Claim 0:
1. A side airbag module comprising:
a side airbag comprising an inflatable head gas cushion and an inflatable torso gas cushion, the torso gas cushion and head gas cushion being manufactured independently of each other as separate inflatable cushions interconnected with each other and forming separate inflatable compartments of the side airbag, wherein the side airbag further comprises at least one overflow orifice that fluidly connects the head gas cushion to the torso gas cushion, wherein the interconnection of the head gas cushion to the torso gas cushion is configured so that the head gas cushion bends toward the head of the occupant when the airbag is inflated;
an inflator for providing inflation fluid for inflating both the torso gas cushion and the head gas cushion, the inflator being configured to direct inflation fluid into the torso gas cushion, the at least one overflow orifice being configured to direct inflation fluid from the torso gas cushion into the head gas cushion;
wherein the side airbag and inflator are arranged on a backrest of a vehicle seat.