Patent ID: 6443483
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A gas bag module comprising:a gas bag, a module cover having at least one opening flap movable upon activation of said module, a tether between said at least one opening flap and a part of said gas bag module, an axis relative to which said opening flap is movable, said opening flap, in a closed state, having a lateral extension defining a first swiveling radius and, in an open condition of said module cover, being fixed to said module by means of said tether and being swiveling secured to said module cover in a region of said axis, said gas bag being provided with a deployment limiting device, which is configured such that, at the beginning of a deployment process, a portion of said gas bag is directed towards said tether, in order to contact said tether and to press onto said tether, and said axis, said gas bag, said deployment limiting device and said tether being arranged with respect to said opening flap in such a manner and said opening flap having such a strength that a geometry of said opening flap is changed by said tether when said opening flap is swiveled open so that said opening flap moves outwardly by a smaller amount than said first swiveling radius.