GB2345669B - Air bag - Google Patents

Air bag

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GB2345669B
GB2345669B GB9900619A GB9900619A GB2345669B GB 2345669 B GB2345669 B GB 2345669B GB 9900619 A GB9900619 A GB 9900619A GB 9900619 A GB9900619 A GB 9900619A GB 2345669 B GB2345669 B GB 2345669B
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air bag
bag
air
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Land Yngve H
Sture Andersson
Dick Erksson
Bengt Pipkorn
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Autoliv Development AB
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Autoliv Development AB
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Priority to EP00901372A priority patent/EP1156949A1/en
Priority to DE60015191T priority patent/DE60015191T2/en
Priority to US09/889,208 priority patent/US6722691B1/en
Priority to PCT/SE2000/000039 priority patent/WO2000041919A1/en
Priority to EP02020977A priority patent/EP1279568B1/en
Priority to JP2000593507A priority patent/JP4582678B2/en
Priority to CNB008040850A priority patent/CN1191952C/en
Priority to KR1020017008764A priority patent/KR100673518B1/en
Priority to BRPI0007465-9A priority patent/BR0007465B1/en
Publication of GB2345669A publication Critical patent/GB2345669A/en
Priority to CNB021245959A priority patent/CN1208210C/en
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Priority Applications (11)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9900619A GB2345669B (en) 1999-01-12 1999-01-12 Air bag
JP2000593507A JP4582678B2 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 Airbag and airbag deployment method
KR1020017008764A KR100673518B1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 An air-bag and a method of deploying an air-bag
US09/889,208 US6722691B1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 Air-bag and a method of deploying an air-bag
PCT/SE2000/000039 WO2000041919A1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 An air-bag and a method of deploying an air-bag
EP02020977A EP1279568B1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 A frontal air-bag separated from its recess upon inflation
EP00901372A EP1156949A1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 An air-bag and a method of deploying an air-bag
CNB008040850A CN1191952C (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 Air-bag and method of deploying air-bag
DE60015191T DE60015191T2 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 Front airbag, which is separated from its indentation when inflated
BRPI0007465-9A BR0007465B1 (en) 1999-01-12 2000-01-12 air bag arrangement on a motor vehicle.
CNB021245959A CN1208210C (en) 1999-01-12 2002-06-28 Air bag unit

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