Patent ID: 6857655

Claim:
An airbag apparatus, comprising: an airbag module including an airbag configured to expand by gas inflation; at least one covering device having a closing position and an open position; said airbag being accommodated behind said at leant one covering device when said at least one covering device is in the closing position: a mechanism configured to pull said at least one covering device from the closing position to the open position in order to allow an expansion of the airbag; said mechanism (M) including a first mechanism component (M 1 ), which is firmly connected to the airbag module (B), and a second mechanism component (M 2 ), which is firmly connected to the covering device (K); said airbag module (B) forming, together with the first mechanism component (M 1 ), a structural assembly to be handled as a structural unit ready for installation; and said second mechanism component being configured to be installed separately from said first mechanism component.