Patent ID: 7798520
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant support system, the airbag arrangement comprising: an airbag arranged on a side of a backrest of a vehicle seat in such a way that when inflated the airbag extends both in a direction of a vertical vehicle axis and forward from the backrest in a direction of travel of the vehicle, the airbag comprising: wherein the chambers each comprises a section when the airbag is inflated that extends forward in the direction of travel in such a way that the airbag supports the vehicle occupant in an event that the vehicle occupant moves obliquely forward in the direction of travel, the section intercepting an associated body region of the vehicle occupant, wherein the chambers are connected to one another in a connecting region that permits an exchange of gas between the chambers, wherein an upper one of the chambers comprises a first section adjoining the connecting region, the first section located at a front of the upper chamber in the direction of travel and at a bottom of the upper chamber along the vertical vehicle axis, wherein a lower one of the chambers comprises a second section adjoining the first section, the second section located at a front of the lower chamber in the direction of travel and a top of the lower chamber along the vertical vehicle axis, wherein the upper and lower chambers are arranged one above the other along the vertical vehicle axis, a connecting element between the upper and lower chambers, the connecting element connecting the upper and lower chambers to one another and stabilizing the chambers in the event of a vehicle collision, wherein the connecting element is formed in sections by at least an inflatable chamber, and wherein in the inflated state of the chambers, the chambers are supported against one another via the first and second sections to minimize an intermediate space between the chambers such that the chambers stabilize one another.