Patent ID: 7600778
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag module comprising a planar airbag and an elongate gas generator including discharge ports at least partially extending into the airbag; the airbag including two side walls connected together by an edge region and made of fabric; an opening being disposed in the edge region of the airbag, the gas generator extending through the opening such that an elongate first section of the gas generator including the discharge ports is arranged inside the airbag; and a gas-conducting element being positioned inside the airbag adjacent the opening to protect the fabric from hot gasses discharged from the discharge ports, the gas-conducting element being made of plastic and including a forward section having an arcuate cross section including an opening formed between at least two substantially parallel legs, and the gas-conducting element being connected to the fabric.