Patent ID: 7770918
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A side curtain airbag installed in a mounted state in a side roof frame area of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having an internal vehicle structure disposed adjacent to the side roof frame area, the side curtain airbag comprising: at least one guide chamber in fluid communication with an inflatable protection area via a filling channel formed in the inflatable protection area, the at least one guide chamber configured such that upon inflation with inflation gas from a gas generator, the guide chamber blocks a hollow space formed at least in part by a portion of the internal vehicle structure to allow the inflatable protection area to deploy past the internal vehicle structure; the inflatable protection area having an upper section and one or more chambers which receive the inflation gas from the gas generator when the airbag is deployed; and wherein the side curtain airbag is in the mounted state with the inflatable protection area rolled up defining a roll and the upper section extends downwardly without forming a sharp fold that defines a fold line between the guide chamber and the filling channel.