Patent ID: 7673937
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A side airbag module intended for holding back an occupant ( 13 ) of a seat ( 15 ) of an automotive vehicle with a reclining backrest ( 19 ) in the event of an impact, the airbag module comprising an inflatable air bag cushion ( 11 ) configured for being vertically deployed between the protection area required for the occupant ( 13 ) and the body of the vehicle when inflated with a gas provided by a gas generator, the seat ( 15 ) comprising an adjustment knob ( 31 ) associated with reclining means used for reclining the backrest ( 19 ), and further comprising an elongated strap ( 21 ) joined at one of its ends ( 23 ) to the inflatable air bag cushion ( 11 ) and at the other end ( 25 ) to said reclining means for reclining the backrest ( 19 ) such that its length is reduced when inclination of the backrest ( 19 ) is increased so that the deployed inflatable air bag cushion ( 11 ) joined to the one end ( 23 ) of the elongated strap ( 21 ) and thereby following the movement of the one end ( 23 ) caused by the length reduction of the elongated strap ( 21 ) can be positioned in accordance with the inclination of the backrest ( 19 ) of the seat ( 15 ).