Patent ID: 8087692

Claim:
An airbag for a motor vehicle, comprising: an airbag covering, the airbag being configured to be filled with gas in order to protect a person, the airbag covering having first and second airbag layers facing each other, wherein a discharge opening is formed in one of the first and second airbag layers for discharging gas out of the airbag; a connecting element configured to form a releasable connection between the first and second airbag layers, wherein, upon inflation of the airbag, the releasable connection between the first and second airbag layers is configured to counter an escape of gas through the discharging opening, wherein, upon inflation of the airbag, the connecting element is configured to interact with the airbag covering such that the releasable connection between the first and second airbag layers is released and gas can escape out of the discharge opening, wherein the first and second airbag layers, upon inflation of the airbag, are configured to move away from each other such that a pre-definable force is introduced into the connecting element such that the releasable connection between the first and second airbag layers is released; and a covering element for covering the discharge opening, wherein the connecting element also is configured to form a releasable connection between the covering element and the first airbag layer such that the covering element butts against the discharging opening, wherein the connecting element is configured to set free the covering element upon inflation of the airbag for opening the discharging opening by releasing the releasable connection between the covering element and the first airbag layer so that gas can escape out of the discharging opening, wherein the releasable connection between the first and second airbag layers is formed by at least one tear seam connecting the first and second airbag layers, wherein the tear seam is configured to tear upon introduction of the pre-definable force so that the releasable connection between the first and second airbag layers is released, and wherein the connecting element connects the first and second airbag layers such that the first and second airbag layers form a first chamber and an adjacent second chamber of the airbag covering.