Patent ID: 7988188
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A side airbag for a motor vehicle, the side airbag comprising: an airbag shell that forms a gas compartment and has at least one shell opening, and a hose that has an outlet opening, the hose being situated on an outside of the airbag shell and when in a state in which the hose is not under pressure from impact with a vehicle occupant the hose fluidly connecting the shell opening to the outlet opening and thereby to the surrounding area, the hose having a first section that is situated at the height of and about the shell opening and a second section having a length with two ends, one of the ends being connected to the first section and the other end forming the outlet opening, the second section being secured to the outside of the airbag shell along the length of the second section, wherein a maximum cross-section of the first section is greater than a minimum cross-section of the second section.