Patent ID: 9180832
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A gas bag ( 10 ) for vehicles, having in an inflated state a lower cushion portion ( 22 ) and an upper cushion portion ( 20 ) that are sequentially inflated and adapted for restraining a vehicle occupant ( 16 ), and a dividing portion ( 24 ) between the cushion portions ( 20 , 22 ) which is formed by two wall portions of the gas bag ( 10 ) extending into the interior of the gas bag ( 10 ) in a direction away from the cushion portions ( 20 , 22 ), at least one tether ( 26 ) extending from the dividing portion ( 24 ) to a side of the gas bag ( 10 ), wherein the tether ( 26 ), when tensioned, has a fixed length throughout inflation of the gas bag ( 10 ) such that the two wall portions lie one against the other in an inflated condition of the gas bag ( 10 ).