Patent ID: 6679519
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An airbag configuration, comprising:a gas generator; an airbag operatively connected to said gas generator; a driving device operatively connected to said gas generator; said driving device having a guide space formed therein, said guide space defining a rolling path with a starting position and an end position; said driving device including a rolling piston, said rolling piston, when being subjected to compressed gas, rolling from said starting position to said end position along said rolling path; a covering device for covering said airbag, said covering device being operatively connected to said driving device, said covering device being movable from a closed position to an open position, when the airbag configuration is triggered; and said rolling piston, when rolling from said starting position to said end position, moving said covering device from said closed position into said open position.