Patent ID: 7246819

Claim:
An airbag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising an airbag ( 22 ) and a gas generator ( 10 ) that is connected via at least one first outflow opening ( 18 ) to an airbag chamber ( 28 ), said airbag chamber ( 28 ) being at least partially formed by an interior of said airbag ( 22 ), an actuator unit ( 36 ) being provided on said gas generator ( 10 ) said actuator unit ( 36 ) when activated, releasing a traction element ( 50 ) that causes a pressure reduction in said airbag ( 22 ), an activation of said actuator unit ( 36 ) also leading to an opening of a second outflow opening ( 20 ) in said gas generator ( 10 ), which vents generator gas to an environment without this vented gas flowing into said airbag chamber ( 28 ).