US 11,697,387 B2
Airbag module for automotive vehicle
José Miguel Fernandes Oliveira, Braga (PT); and Pedro Jose Santín Navarro, Vigo (ES)
Assigned to Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A., Vigo (ES); and Safelife Industria de Componentes de Seguiranca Automovel S.A., Gemieira (PT)
Appl. No. 17/289,401
Filed by DALPHI METAL ESPANA S.A., Vigo (ES); and SAFELIFE INDUSTRIA DE COMPONENTES DE SEGURANCA AUTOMOVEL S.A., Gemieira (PT)
PCT Filed Nov. 19, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/081823
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 28, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/104470, PCT Pub. Date May 28, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 202018106544.0 (DE), filed on Nov. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0387590 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. B60R 21/213 (2011.01); B60R 21/201 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/232 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/213 (2013.01) [B60R 21/201 (2013.01); B60R 21/232 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23386 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An airbag module for an automotive vehicle, comprising a folded inflatable airbag, a fastening element for mounting the airbag on the vehicle, a mounting jacket in which the folded airbag is received and fixed, an elongate flexible holding strap for positioning the airbag in a deployed inflated state, the holding strap extending from a first strap end fastened on the airbag to an opposite second strap end to which the fastening element is attached, wherein in a folded state of the airbag, the first strap end of the holding strap is fastened on a portion of the airbag that is positioned within the mounting jacket, wherein when the airbag is in the deployed inflated state, the holding strap is tensioned between the first strap end and the fastening element and stretched over a free strap length, wherein the mounting jacket is an elongate mounting tube extending along a longitudinal axis and having a largely constant tube cross-section, wherein the mounting tube includes a circumferential wall that includes at least two radial openings formed therethrough, wherein when the holding strap is in the folded state the holding strap is threaded through the openings so that the holding strap is folded at least once within the mounting jacket for reducing the free strap length.