IP Library Granted Patent US 10,843,655
Granted Patent B2
US 10,843,655 · App. 16/013,636 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Air bag arrangement for a vehicle-occupant-restraining system and method for producing an airbag arrangement

Inventors: Jens Feller (Illerkirchberg, DE); Axel Gruner (Langenau, DE)
Assignee: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
B60R21/232B60R21/235B60R21/2338B60R21/18B60R21/213B60R21/237B60R21/262B60R2021/23542
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Patent No.
US 10,843,655
App. No.
16/013,636
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is provided an airbag arrangement for a vehicle-occupant-restraining system, comprising an airbag, wherein at least one airbag layer delimits an inflatable volume of the airbag; and at least one fastening tab, which is connected to the airbag layer and is intended for fastening the airbag on a vehicle component. The entire fastening tab is formed from a different material to that of the airbag layer.

Claims (26)

1. An airbag arrangement for a vehicle-occupant-restraining system, comprising

an airbag, wherein at least one airbag layer delimits an inflatable volume of the airbag; and

at least one fastening tab, which is connected to the airbag layer and is intended for fastening the airbag on a vehicle component, wherein the fastening tab is formed at least partially in two layers,

wherein the entire fastening tab is formed from a different material to that of the airbag layer,

wherein the fastening tab has at least one fastening opening through which to guide a fastening element,

and wherein the layers of the fastening tab are connected to one another in a region of the fastening tab which is remote from the airbag and which comprises the fastening opening, and

wherein one of the layers of the fastening tab is connected to a first airbag layer and the other layer of the fastening tab is connected to a second airbag layer.

2. The airbag arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening tab has two layers connected to one another in one piece.

3. The airbag arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening tab is formed at least partially as a single layer.

4. The airbag arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening tab is formed from a woven-fabric material.

5. The airbag arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein the fastening tab is formed from a woven-fabric material for producing a belt strap of a vehicle seat-belt arrangement.

6. The airbag arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the material of the fastening tab has a higher tear strength than the material of the airbag layer.

7. The airbag arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening tab is connected to the airbag layer via a seam or by bonding.

8. The airbag arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein the seam is a circumferential seam or a peripheral seam which delimits the inflatable volume of the airbag at least partially.

9. The airbag arrangement according to claim 8 , further comprising a rotation-prevention device, which counteracts rotation of a fastening element guided through the fastening opening.

10. The airbag arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein the seam differs from a circumferential seam or peripheral seam which delimits the inflatable volume of the airbag at least partially.

11. The airbag arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening tab projects from a periphery of the airbag or projects beyond the periphery of the airbag.

12. The airbag arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a periphery of the fastening opening is strengthened and/or reinforced at least partially.

13. The airbag arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening opening is rectangular or oval.

14. The airbag arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening tab has at least one strengthened and/or reinforced portion, at least part of which extends on a side of the fastening opening which is directed away from the airbag.

15. A method for producing an airbag arrangement for a vehicle-occupant-restraining system, having the following steps:

providing an airbag, which has at least one airbag layer delimiting an inflatable volume of the airbag;

connecting a fastening tab to the airbag layer in order for the airbag to be fastened on a vehicle component, wherein the entire fastening tab is formed from a different material to that of the airbag layer;

wherein the fastening tab is formed at least partially in two layers and includes at least one fastening opening through which to guide a fastening element; and

connecting the layers of the fastening tab together in a region of the fastening tab which is remote from the airbag and which includes the fastening opening, and

wherein one of the layers of the fastening tab is connected to a first airbag layer and the other layer of the fastening tab is connected to a second airbag layer.

Assignments (3)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Jan 13, 2026
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS ACQUISITION LLC; JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS JAPAN G.K.; KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.; JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Reel/Frame 074331/0585 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES
Reel/Frame 057828/0235 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2018
From: FELLER, JENS; GRUNER, AXEL
To: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 046490/0232 →