Patent ID: 8794664

Claim:
A seat belt for a vehicle, comprising: a belt webbing comprising several belt webbing layers and, in a shoulder belt region and a lap belt region, at least one belt interior located between at least two belt webbing layers and configured to receive a gas from a gas generator, wherein the belt webbing is routed through an opening of a latch plate that is insertable into a buckle, by means of the latch plate the belt webbing is, if the seat belt is fastened, deflected at a lower deflection point in a transitional region from the lap belt region to the shoulder belt region, wherein the seat belt further comprises a gas passage connecting at least two sections of the belt interior at the lower deflection point between the at least two belt webbing layers, wherein the gas passage is a tube that is flexible at least in a radial direction, and wherein the belt webbing and gas passage are arranged with respect to each other and with respect to the gas generator so that the gas from the gas generator fills an interior of the tube and the at least one belt interior surrounding the tube with the gas.