Patent ID: 6494480
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A safety device in a motor vehicle having a door frame and front and rear doors contained within the door frame, the safety device comprising:a gas generator; a sensor associated with said gas generator for sensing one of a side impact and a roll-over and activating 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 comprising: a first layer to define a front part of said inflatable element; a second layer to define a back part of said inflatable element, with selected parts of the first layer and the second layer being interconnected to define points where the front part and the back part of said inflatable element are secured together forming elongated cells; and an upper edge portion secured at selected points to a non-linear part of the door frame which extends over both the front door and the rear door, whereby, when inflated, said inflatable element is positioned adjacent the doors contained in the door frame.