Patent ID: 9073510
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A side airbag comprising: an outer skin having a first side wall and a second side wall connected to one another along an edge, an outlet opening located in the first side wall; a closing element having a first end and a second end, the first end captured between the first side wall and the second side wall at the edge, the second end spaced from the outer skin, the closing element covering the outlet opening at least partially when the covering section lies against the first side wall; and a tether section connecting the covering section with the second side wall via a second connecting area and hindering the covering section from lying against the first side wall when the side airbag is deployed with no obstruction, the covering section attached to the outer skin via a first connecting area located between the outlet opening and an edge area or at the edge area, wherein the closing element and the tether section cooperate to maintain a venting channel when the first side wall encounters no obstruction and the side airbag is at full inflation and the closing element abuts the first side wall to close the venting channel when the first side wall encounters an obstruction and inflation of the side airbag is limited.