Patent ID: 6361073
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An airbag module having an airbag and a diffuser, wherein:the airbag comprises a single, flat blank having a first airbag section and a second airbag section on either sides of a line of symmetry, the first and second air bag sections having identical shape and size, the first and second airbag sections being connected along their edges to form first and second seams, and a seamless region extending between the first and second seams, the airbag has a holder that holds the diffuser, the airbag is arranged in the airbag module so that the airbag unfolds following a crash, with the first and second seams extending away from an occupant substantially along a vertical plane of the line of symmetry, starting from the seamless region of the airbag, with the seamless region of the airbag, whose height is determined by the line of symmetry, facing the occupant, and the first and second seams run along centrally of the airbag.