Patent ID: 6168185
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An airbag module comprising: (a) an airbag; (b) a tubular gas generator; (c) a support accommodating the gas generator as well as the airbag; (d) a cover enclosing the gas generator and the airbag; (e) a holding flange securing one end of the gas generator to the support; said holding flange comprising a device for passing through a mounting bolt disposed at the gas generator, wherein the holding flange extends in a longitudinal direction from the end of the gas generator to a location along the gas generator so as to include gas outlet openings, said holding flange partly encloses the circumference of the gas generator serving to direct the flow of gas from the gas generator to the airbag; (f) a clamping flange securing the other end of the gas generator to the support; and (g) a plurality of projecting pins arranged in the longitudinal axis direction of the support facing away from the gas generator, wherein the pins extend through the airbag.