Patent ID: 8651522
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag for a motor vehicle, said airbag comprising; a support structure displaceable from a storage position to a restraint position; a covering, which surrounds a restraint volume of the airbag formed by the support structure, in its restraint position; and at least one connection element extending within the restraint volume which at least one connection element interconnects at least one of components of the support structure and/or surface regions of the covering, wherein the at least one connection element is a planar surface element arranged in a direction transverse to a direction between a passenger of the motor vehicle and a front of the motor vehicle, wherein the support structure is a mechanical support structure, by which the airbag can be displaced from the storage position to the restraint position, wherein the mechanical support structure comprises a plurality of circular rod elements connected to each other via a spring element.