Patent ID: 11878648
Assignee: DALPHI METAL ESPANA S.A.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A vehicle occupant restraint system for a motor vehicle, comprising a central airbag installed in the area of a vehicle roof liner between two vehicle seats, wherein a pair of tethers are provided, with a first tether being fastened by a first end to a rear outer face of the airbag such that the first tether extends rearward in a longitudinal vehicle direction starting from the airbag and wherein the first tether has a second end attached to a vehicle structure, and wherein a second tether is fastened on a front outer face of the airbag so as to extend forward in the longitudinal vehicle direction starting from the airbag such that the tether retains the airbag in an inflated state in a holding position in which the airbag can laterally support a vehicle occupant; and wherein the airbag includes a tensioning strap extending between a front end and a rear end of the airbag in a longitudinal vehicle direction and by its ends is fastened to each of the tethers, with a length of the tensioning strap being shorter than a length of the airbag in a longitudinal vehicle direction so that deployment of the airbag is restricted by the tensioning strap such that the airbag in the inflated state is U-shaped or V-shaped in a top view.