Patent ID: 7850200

Claim:
An airbag for use in a motor vehicle comprising: an airbag cover enclosing a gas chamber and having an exterior surface facing an exterior environment; and at least one venting arrangement which fluidly connects the gas chamber to the exterior environment, wherein a gas flow is throttled or blocked by the venting arrangement when a certain area of the airbag cover meets an obstacle, and the venting arrangement includes at least one opening in the airbag cover, and further includes at least one tube having a fabric element fixed on the exterior surface of the airbag cover so that a part of tube walls of the tube are formed of a section of the airbag cover, the tube communicating with the at least one opening in the airbag cover, and the tube includes an exit opening open to the exterior environment, the fabric element located on a side of the airbag cover which faces occupants of the motor vehicle.