Patent ID: 7055857
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag arrangement, including an airbag; a gas generator for producing gas to inflate the airbag; a housing for accommodating the airbag and/or at least part of the gas generator; at least one outlet opening in the housing for letting gas out of the airbag arrangement; at least one passage opening in the housing, through which gas produced by the gas generator can pass into the airbag; a closing device which can be adjusted between an open position, in which the outlet opening is open and the passage opening is at least partially closed, and a closed position, in which the outlet opening is closed and the passage opening is open, and a releasable lock which locks the closing device in the open position in the inoperative state, the releasable lock being coupled to a release device which releases the lock when the airbag arrangement is activated in an accident in the absence of an out-of-position (OOP) situation, and the closing device transferring into the closed position.