Patent ID: 6540254
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A passenger gas bag protection device, comprisinga gas bag which, in relation to an inflated state, has a rear wall and a front wall, which front wall includes a center section and onto which front wall a passenger strikes in the case of an accident, said gas bag, from a viewpoint of a passenger to be restrained by said device, having a round outer contour with a specific width and height in said inflated state, said width of said outer contour distinctly exceeding said height, said front wall in said inflated state having a depression mouthing to the outside in the manner of a slit, said slit running in a direction of said width of said gas bag and a restraint means being provided, said depression being formed in that on inflation of said gas bag said center section of said front wall is prevented from moving by said restraint means, wherein limiting straps are provided which adjoin said depression and are located inside said gas bag, said limiting straps being so short that opposite sections of said gas bag wall, which sections form said depression, contact each other and close said depression at least in sections.