Patent ID: 8226117

Claim:
A gas flow distributor arrangement for an airbag module distributing a gas flow generated by a gas generator to inflate an airbag, comprising: a gas flow distributor comprising fastening structures for fastening the gas flow distributor to the gas generator, the gas flow distributor being formed in a shape of a sleeve from a flexible material, wherein the fastening structures comprise at least one fastening tab via which the gas flow distributor is fastened to the gas generator, wherein the gas flow distributor comprises a tubular portion, wherein the at least one fastening tab comprises a first end portion, a second end portion arranged opposite to the first end portion in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the tubular portion, and opposing edges forming a width of the fastening tab that extends from the first end portion to the second end portion, the width of the fastening tab being less than a circumferential distance around the tubular portion, wherein the first end portion is integrally connected to the tubular portion such that the at least one fastening tab protrudes out and away from the tubular portion in the direction along the longitudinal axis of the tubular portion, and wherein the gas flow distributor is configured and fastened to the gas generator in such a way that the gas flow distributor divides the gas flow into a plurality of partial flows and conducts the plurality of partial flows away in different directions while remaining fastened.