Patent ID: 8840134
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag arrangement for a vehicle, comprising: a deployable airbag having a packed state and a deployed state; a gas generator adapted to supply gas to deploy the airbag from the packed state to the deployed state, the gas generator being adapted to, at least during an initial deployment of the airbag, emit a gas flow substantially in a pre-selected direction; wherein the pre-selected direction is substantially in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and wherein, when the airbag is in the packed state, a portion of the airbag forms a starting pocket comprising two panels with an intermediate apex, the panels extending substantially parallel to the pre-selected direction, the starting pocket positioned with the intermediate apex aligned with the pre-selected direction such that the starting pocket, during the initial deployment of the airbag, initially receives the gas flow and is deployed in the pre-selected direction.