Patent ID: 6623031
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A safety device in a motor vehicle having a door frame with a front door and a rear door comprising:a gas generator; a sensor associated with said gas generator for sensing at least one of a side impact and a roll-over to activate said gas generator; and an inflatable element connected to said gas generator to be inflated by gas from said gas generator upon activation of said gas generator, said inflatable element having an upper edge portion with a duct through which the gas flows and comprising a first layer of fabric and a second layer of fabric where selected parts of the first layer and the second layer are interconnected to define one of points and lines so that the first and second layers of said inflatable element are secured together forming elongated cells; where the upper edge portion of said inflatable element is secured from a first end to a second end at selected points to a non-linear part of the door frame, which extends over both the front and rear doors, and where said gas generator is positioned between the first and second ends of said upper edge portion of said inflatable element.