Patent ID: 8371608

Claim:
An air bag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising: an air bag package, having an air bag, which can be inflated to protect a vehicle occupant, as well as an envelope, in which the air bag is vacuum-packed; a gas generator for inflating the air bag; a gas generator support, on which the gas generator is arranged; and a mounting element, fastened to the gas generator support, to house the air bag package, wherein the mounting element has at least one fastening structure via which the mounting element is connected to the air bag package in a positive-locking manner, wherein the mounting element has two partial elements arranged laterally on the airbag package in such a way that the two partial elements form a hollow-cylindrical or ring-shaped structure and provide a first opening in one end of the mounting element for inserting the airbag package upon mounting the airbag arrangement and a second opening in the opposite end of the mounting element in which the gas generator is arranged, wherein the at least one fastening structure engages with a recess of the airbag package, wherein the at least one fastening structure is located on an inner side of the mounting element, wherein the mounting element has fastening means via which the mounting element is fixed onto the gas generator support, and wherein the fastening means comprise at least one locking element which is locked in place in a notch of the gas generator support.