Patent ID: 7980591

Claim:
A gas bag module for a vehicle safety system, comprising a gas bag ( 48 ), a gas generator ( 12 ), a module housing ( 46 ), and a pyrotechnical actuator unit ( 16 ) which is fitted to a module component by an attachment section ( 22 ), wherein: a space which is acted upon with an internal pressure upon an activation of the gas generator ( 12 ) and is at least partly limited by the gas bag interior being defined as a gas bag chamber ( 52 ), and after activation of the actuator unit ( 16 ), the actuator unit ( 16 ) breaking into the attachment section ( 22 ) fixed at the module component and at least one separated fragment ( 24 ), the separated fragment ( 24 ) is situated outside of the gas bag chamber ( 52 ) such that the separated fragment ( 24 ) is prevented from damaging the gas bag ( 48 ), a restraint means ( 30 ) being provided which limits the freedom of movement of the separated fragment ( 24 ).