Patent ID: 6325410
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An inflatable side impact protection system for an occupant of a vehicle having a side-panel and a window section in said side-panel, said protection system being integrated in said vehicle side panel and comprisinga gas bag which when packed has a specific pack length,a gas generator for inflating said gas bag, anda side-panel covering,said side-panel covering having an upper end piece which terminates said covering at a lower edge of said window section,said gas bag when packed being arranged under said end piece and in a deployed state covering said vehicle side panel over a large area for protecting at least one of the thorax and pelvic region of the occupant, andsaid end piece being constructed, at least over sections, as a flap which, when swung open, defines a downward pointing ejection channel for said gas bag.