WO2012118426A1 - Pedestrian protection airbag for a vehicle - Google Patents

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WO2012118426A1
WO2012118426A1 PCT/SE2012/050159 SE2012050159W WO2012118426A1 WO 2012118426 A1 WO2012118426 A1 WO 2012118426A1 SE 2012050159 W SE2012050159 W SE 2012050159W WO 2012118426 A1 WO2012118426 A1 WO 2012118426A1
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Stephan PRETOT
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/34—Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians
    • B60R21/36—Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians using airbags
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/23—Inflatable members
    • B60R21/231—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
    • B60R21/2334—Expansion control features
    • B60R21/2338—Tethers
    • B60R2021/23386—External tether means
    • B60R2021/23388—External tether means having ends which are movable or detachable during deployment

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  • the invention relates to a pedestrian protection airbag for a vehicle comprising the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • pedestrian protection airbags The purpose of using pedestrian protection airbags is to pro ⁇ tect pedestrians or bicycle drivers in the event of an acci ⁇ dent against hitting onto the windshield or other outer sur ⁇ faces of the vehicle and to thereby prevent severe injuries.
  • the pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) must cover in the inflated state a large outer surface of the vehicle, like for example the windshield and the A-pillars of the vehicle struc ⁇ ture, onto which the pedestrian or the bicycle driver would impact for example in a frontal impact.
  • the PPA itself must be relatively large dimensioned.
  • the PPA needs to be inflated over a relatively long distance across the windshield especially in the side upwards direction with staying at the same time as close as possible to the windshield surface, to the A-pillar surfaces or other outer surfaces. This is especially problematic when the PPA is in ⁇ flated under bad circumstances, like for example disadvanta ⁇ geous accelerations acting on the airbag, or when the PPA is hitting on external obstacles.
  • the pedes ⁇ trian protection airbag is provided with at least one tension strap which is fixed with both ends to at least one of the fabric layers, wherein the tension strap is fixed with one section to only one of the fabric layers by a tear seam, and wherein the inflation characteristic is controlled by tearing off the tear seam during the inflation.
  • the advantage of the tension strap fixed by the tear seam is that the inflation characteristic can be controlled because the point, where the tension force of the tension strap is acting on the PPA, changes during the inflation of the airbag because of tearing off the seam. This effect can also be explained by the in ⁇ creasing acting length of the tension strap because of tearing off the tear seam.
  • the individual inflation characteristic can be adjusted in detail by the orientation of the strap, the length of the strap and the length of the tear seam.
  • the tension strap is fixed by the tear seam to the fabric layer abutting on the vehicle structure.
  • the advantage of this solution is that the airbag can be pulled by the tension strap towards the outer surface of the vehicle, so that the airbag can be inflated with a re ⁇ cuted gap to the vehicle structure.
  • the tension strap is fixed with a first end at a lower part of the airbag and with the tear seam to a part of the airbag which is inflated upwardly during the inflation of the airbag.
  • the lower attachment point of the strap does not change the position, whereas the upper point, where the ten ⁇ sion force is introduced into the airbag, moves when the tear seam is tearing off. Therefore, the section of the tension strap with the tear seam is arranged at the part of the air- bag, which moves during the inflation, so that the changing geometry can be controlled and influenced by the movement of the point, where the tension strap introduces the force into the PPA.
  • the tension strap extends from a lower central section of the airbag at an angle to an upper and laterally located section of the airbag. This orientation of the tension strap enables especially a controlled inflation of a large pedestrian protection airbag, which is inflated from the central section under the hood towards the windshield upwardly and sidewise as well.
  • the inflation characteristic can be further improved, when the tension strap crosses a seam connecting both fabric layers.
  • the seam acts in this case as a hinge, wherein the tension strap is fixed with the two ends to two parts of the airbag, which are separated by the hinge.
  • the section of the tension strap fixed by the tear seam extends up to the upper end of the strap.
  • the advantage of the tear seam extending up to the upper end is that the inflation of the airbag can be con ⁇ trolled using the full length of the strap without creating any peaks in the tension force.
  • the tension strap is fixed with the other end to a housing of the PPA.
  • the housing By fixing the other end of the tension strap at the housing it is possible to connect the tension strap in a very stable manner at the PPA, wherein the inflation of the PPA is controlled versus a vehicle fixed point.
  • the tension strap is also fixed with the other end to the fabric layer.
  • the tension strap is also fixed with the other end to the fabric layer.
  • the free length of the ten ⁇ sion strap between the fixation point at one end and the be ⁇ ginning of the tear seam is smaller than the total length of the flat PPA between those points.
  • the advantage of the sug ⁇ gested solution is that the PPA is obliged in an arc shaped orientation at the beginning of the inflation with pressing the PPA onto the windshield, so that the PPA may not loose the contact with the windshield.
  • Fig. 1 shows a pedestrian protection airbag prior to the folding and/or rolling
  • Fig. 2 shows a cross section of the airbag in an initial phase during the inflation
  • Fig. 3 shows a cross section of the airbag in an intermedi ⁇ ate phase during the inflation
  • Fig. 4 shows a cross section of the airbag after the infla ⁇ tion .
  • FIG. 1 shows a pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) 1 in the unfolded state with a central section 2 and two sidewise and upwardly extending side sections 3 and 4.
  • the PPA 1 comprises an opening 16, to which a not shown gas generator can be connected, which inflates the PPA 1 in the event of an accident.
  • the PPA 1 itself comprises two fabric layers 14 and 15 shown in the figures 2,3 and 4, which are made in a one piece woven (OPW) technology in a single weaving process or which are pro ⁇ quizd separately.
  • the two fabric layers 14 and 15 are con ⁇ nected at the outer rim 19 by a seam or by a connection of the warp and weft threads of the two fabric layers 14 and 15 to provide a cavity which is in a fluidic connection with the gas generator.
  • the cavity is further subdivided by two seams 11 and 17 in three chambers 6,5 and 18 giving the PPA 1 the shape of a mattress.
  • the seams 11 and 17 are produced in the same way like the rim 19, and do not extend up to the rim 19, so that the chambers 5, 6 and 18 are in a fluidic connection to each other.
  • the seams 11 and 17 may also be replaced by baf ⁇ fles with holes providing a direct fluidic connection between the chambers 5,6 and 18.
  • the shape of the PPA 1 is adapted to the outer surface of the vehicle structure, which is in the present case a windshield 13 shown in a section in the figures 2,3 and 4.
  • the central section 2 is adapted to the middle lower section of the wind ⁇ shield 13, while the side sections 3 and 4 are extending up ⁇ wardly to cover also at least a portion of the A-pillars.
  • the windshield 13 together with the A-pillars comprises a re ⁇ latively large outer surface
  • the PPA 1 got also large dimen- sions with a height of 30 to 80 cm and a width of 150 cm to 250 cm depending on the size of the vehicle.
  • the PPA 1 is therefore one of the largest airbags in the vehicle.
  • the PPA 1 is provided with two symmetrically arranged tension straps 7, wherein one is des ⁇ cribed in the following by reference numbers.
  • the tension strap 7 extends from a lower first end 8 at the central sec ⁇ tion 2 diagonally sidewise and upwards to a second end 9 at the side section 4.
  • the tension strap 7 is attached with both ends 8 and 9 via a stitching to the PPA 1, wherein the tension strap 7 is fixed over approximately the half of its length via a tear seam 10 to the fabric layer 15.
  • the tear seam 10 extends from the end 9 up to the middle of the tension strap.
  • the tension strap 7 is arranged at an angle 12 smaller than 90 degrees to a plane 20 cutting the symmetric axis 21 of the PPA 1 perpendicularly.
  • the tension strap 7 crosses the seam 11 of the PPA 1 and got a length of approximately 50 to 80 cm.
  • the controlling of the inflation characteristic is described in the following with respect to the figures 2,3 and 4, show ⁇ ing a cross section of the PPA 1 along the cutting line A-A in different phases during the inflation process.
  • the tension strap 7 is fixed with the tear seam 10 only with the fabric layer 15, which abuts on the windshield 13, so that the tear seam 10 does not disturb the inflation of the chambers 5 and 6.
  • the tension strap 7 may also stabilize the PPA 1 itself and especially the relative movement of the chambers 5 and 6 while the inflation.
  • the PPA 1 is shown in an initial phase of the inflation in a cross section along the cutting line A-A from figure 1. Because of the tear seam 10 the length LI of the tension strap 7 between the attachment points, where the forces are introduced into the PPA 1, is shorter than the to ⁇ tal length L2 + L3 over the surfaces of the chambers 5 and 6 between the attachment points. Therefore, the chambers 5 and 6 are obliged to arrange at an angle to each other using the seam 11 as a kind of a hinge. Because of this arrangement of the chambers 5 and 6 to each other the chamber 5 is pulled to ⁇ wards the windshield 13, so that the gap between the wind ⁇ shield 13 and the PPA 1 can be reduced to a minimum.
  • FIG 3 it is shown the same cross section of the PPA 1 in a later intermediate phase of the inflation.
  • the PPA 1 is inflated to a bigger volume the chambers 5 and 6 are pushed outwardly, while the chamber 5 is moved along the windshield 13 and abuts thereby with a bigger surface on the windshield 13.
  • the movement of the PPA 1 and especially the movement of the chamber 5 versus the chamber 6 is controlled by the tear off process of the tear seam 10, wherein the angle between the chambers 5 and 6 is increasing by using the seam 11 as a hinge .
  • the PPA 1 is shown in a final phase of the in ⁇ flation, where the tear seam 10 is released in total up to the end 9, so that the PPA 1 is abutting with its full surface on the windshield 13.
  • the tear seam 10 extends from the end 9 up to the middle of the tension strap 7, so that the tear off process and the controlling of the movement of the chamber 5 takes place until the end of the inflation process and is not interrupted with negative force peaks created by the tension strap 7.

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Abstract

The inventions relates to a pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) (1) for a vehicle comprising at least one chamber (5,6) designed by at least two fabric layers (14,15) with a cavity in between and a gas generator which is in a fluidic connection with the cavity of the chamber (5,6) and which generates upon activation a gas flow guided into the cavity and inflating the chamber (5,6) in a direction covering the outer surface of the vehicle, wherein the pedestrian protection airbag (1) is provided with at least one tension strap (7) which is fixed with both ends (8,9) to at least one of the fabric layers (14,15), wherein the tension strap (7) is fixed with one section to only one of the fabric layers (14,15) by a tear seam (10), and wherein the inflation characteristic is controlled by tearing off the tear seam (10) during the inflation.

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Pedestrian protection airbag for a vehicle
The invention relates to a pedestrian protection airbag for a vehicle comprising the features of the preamble of claim 1.
The purpose of using pedestrian protection airbags is to pro¬ tect pedestrians or bicycle drivers in the event of an acci¬ dent against hitting onto the windshield or other outer sur¬ faces of the vehicle and to thereby prevent severe injuries. The pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) must cover in the inflated state a large outer surface of the vehicle, like for example the windshield and the A-pillars of the vehicle struc¬ ture, onto which the pedestrian or the bicycle driver would impact for example in a frontal impact.
Because of the large surface to be covered, it is one essen¬ tial problem to be solved when designing the airbag that the PPA itself must be relatively large dimensioned. Furthermore, the PPA needs to be inflated over a relatively long distance across the windshield especially in the side upwards direction with staying at the same time as close as possible to the windshield surface, to the A-pillar surfaces or other outer surfaces. This is especially problematic when the PPA is in¬ flated under bad circumstances, like for example disadvanta¬ geous accelerations acting on the airbag, or when the PPA is hitting on external obstacles.
With respect to the described background it is the object of the invention to provide a pedestrian protection airbag with an improved inflation characteristic. According to the invention, it is suggested that the pedes¬ trian protection airbag is provided with at least one tension strap which is fixed with both ends to at least one of the fabric layers, wherein the tension strap is fixed with one section to only one of the fabric layers by a tear seam, and wherein the inflation characteristic is controlled by tearing off the tear seam during the inflation. The advantage of the tension strap fixed by the tear seam is that the inflation characteristic can be controlled because the point, where the tension force of the tension strap is acting on the PPA, changes during the inflation of the airbag because of tearing off the seam. This effect can also be explained by the in¬ creasing acting length of the tension strap because of tearing off the tear seam. The individual inflation characteristic can be adjusted in detail by the orientation of the strap, the length of the strap and the length of the tear seam.
Furthermore, it is suggested that the tension strap is fixed by the tear seam to the fabric layer abutting on the vehicle structure. The advantage of this solution is that the airbag can be pulled by the tension strap towards the outer surface of the vehicle, so that the airbag can be inflated with a re¬ duced gap to the vehicle structure.
Another preferred embodiment of the invention can be seen in that the tension strap is fixed with a first end at a lower part of the airbag and with the tear seam to a part of the airbag which is inflated upwardly during the inflation of the airbag. The lower attachment point of the strap does not change the position, whereas the upper point, where the ten¬ sion force is introduced into the airbag, moves when the tear seam is tearing off. Therefore, the section of the tension strap with the tear seam is arranged at the part of the air- bag, which moves during the inflation, so that the changing geometry can be controlled and influenced by the movement of the point, where the tension strap introduces the force into the PPA.
Moreover, it is suggested that the tension strap extends from a lower central section of the airbag at an angle to an upper and laterally located section of the airbag. This orientation of the tension strap enables especially a controlled inflation of a large pedestrian protection airbag, which is inflated from the central section under the hood towards the windshield upwardly and sidewise as well.
The inflation characteristic can be further improved, when the tension strap crosses a seam connecting both fabric layers. The seam acts in this case as a hinge, wherein the tension strap is fixed with the two ends to two parts of the airbag, which are separated by the hinge.
Furthermore, it is suggested that the section of the tension strap fixed by the tear seam extends up to the upper end of the strap. The advantage of the tear seam extending up to the upper end is that the inflation of the airbag can be con¬ trolled using the full length of the strap without creating any peaks in the tension force.
It has been shown that a reasonable control of the inflation characteristic can be provided when the section fixed by the tear seam extends over a length of at least 0.15 m.
Furthermore it is suggested that the tension strap is fixed with the other end to a housing of the PPA. By fixing the other end of the tension strap at the housing it is possible to connect the tension strap in a very stable manner at the PPA, wherein the inflation of the PPA is controlled versus a vehicle fixed point.
Alternatively it is suggested that the tension strap is also fixed with the other end to the fabric layer. By fixing also the other end of the tension strap at the fabric layer it is possible to control the inflation of the PPA especially be¬ tween two different sections of the PPA independent from the fixation or orientation at or to the vehicle.
Furthermore it is suggested that the free length of the ten¬ sion strap between the fixation point at one end and the be¬ ginning of the tear seam is smaller than the total length of the flat PPA between those points. The advantage of the sug¬ gested solution is that the PPA is obliged in an arc shaped orientation at the beginning of the inflation with pressing the PPA onto the windshield, so that the PPA may not loose the contact with the windshield.
In the following, the invention shall be illustrated on the basis of a preferred embodiment with reference to the accompa¬ nying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 shows a pedestrian protection airbag prior to the folding and/or rolling;
Fig. 2 shows a cross section of the airbag in an initial phase during the inflation;
Fig. 3 shows a cross section of the airbag in an intermedi¬ ate phase during the inflation; Fig. 4 shows a cross section of the airbag after the infla¬ tion .
Figure 1 shows a pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) 1 in the unfolded state with a central section 2 and two sidewise and upwardly extending side sections 3 and 4. The PPA 1 comprises an opening 16, to which a not shown gas generator can be connected, which inflates the PPA 1 in the event of an accident.
The PPA 1 itself comprises two fabric layers 14 and 15 shown in the figures 2,3 and 4, which are made in a one piece woven (OPW) technology in a single weaving process or which are pro¬ duced separately. The two fabric layers 14 and 15 are con¬ nected at the outer rim 19 by a seam or by a connection of the warp and weft threads of the two fabric layers 14 and 15 to provide a cavity which is in a fluidic connection with the gas generator. The cavity is further subdivided by two seams 11 and 17 in three chambers 6,5 and 18 giving the PPA 1 the shape of a mattress. The seams 11 and 17 are produced in the same way like the rim 19, and do not extend up to the rim 19, so that the chambers 5, 6 and 18 are in a fluidic connection to each other. The seams 11 and 17 may also be replaced by baf¬ fles with holes providing a direct fluidic connection between the chambers 5,6 and 18.
The shape of the PPA 1 is adapted to the outer surface of the vehicle structure, which is in the present case a windshield 13 shown in a section in the figures 2,3 and 4. The central section 2 is adapted to the middle lower section of the wind¬ shield 13, while the side sections 3 and 4 are extending up¬ wardly to cover also at least a portion of the A-pillars. As the windshield 13 together with the A-pillars comprises a re¬ latively large outer surface, the PPA 1 got also large dimen- sions with a height of 30 to 80 cm and a width of 150 cm to 250 cm depending on the size of the vehicle. The PPA 1 is therefore one of the largest airbags in the vehicle.
According to the invention, the PPA 1 is provided with two symmetrically arranged tension straps 7, wherein one is des¬ cribed in the following by reference numbers. The tension strap 7 extends from a lower first end 8 at the central sec¬ tion 2 diagonally sidewise and upwards to a second end 9 at the side section 4. The tension strap 7 is attached with both ends 8 and 9 via a stitching to the PPA 1, wherein the tension strap 7 is fixed over approximately the half of its length via a tear seam 10 to the fabric layer 15. The tear seam 10 extends from the end 9 up to the middle of the tension strap. The tension strap 7 is arranged at an angle 12 smaller than 90 degrees to a plane 20 cutting the symmetric axis 21 of the PPA 1 perpendicularly. The tension strap 7 crosses the seam 11 of the PPA 1 and got a length of approximately 50 to 80 cm.
The controlling of the inflation characteristic is described in the following with respect to the figures 2,3 and 4, show¬ ing a cross section of the PPA 1 along the cutting line A-A in different phases during the inflation process. In general, it is visible that the tension strap 7 is fixed with the tear seam 10 only with the fabric layer 15, which abuts on the windshield 13, so that the tear seam 10 does not disturb the inflation of the chambers 5 and 6. The tension strap 7 may also stabilize the PPA 1 itself and especially the relative movement of the chambers 5 and 6 while the inflation.
In the figure 2 the PPA 1 is shown in an initial phase of the inflation in a cross section along the cutting line A-A from figure 1. Because of the tear seam 10 the length LI of the tension strap 7 between the attachment points, where the forces are introduced into the PPA 1, is shorter than the to¬ tal length L2 + L3 over the surfaces of the chambers 5 and 6 between the attachment points. Therefore, the chambers 5 and 6 are obliged to arrange at an angle to each other using the seam 11 as a kind of a hinge. Because of this arrangement of the chambers 5 and 6 to each other the chamber 5 is pulled to¬ wards the windshield 13, so that the gap between the wind¬ shield 13 and the PPA 1 can be reduced to a minimum.
In figure 3 it is shown the same cross section of the PPA 1 in a later intermediate phase of the inflation. As the PPA 1 is inflated to a bigger volume the chambers 5 and 6 are pushed outwardly, while the chamber 5 is moved along the windshield 13 and abuts thereby with a bigger surface on the windshield 13. The movement of the PPA 1 and especially the movement of the chamber 5 versus the chamber 6 is controlled by the tear off process of the tear seam 10, wherein the angle between the chambers 5 and 6 is increasing by using the seam 11 as a hinge .
In the figure 4 the PPA 1 is shown in a final phase of the in¬ flation, where the tear seam 10 is released in total up to the end 9, so that the PPA 1 is abutting with its full surface on the windshield 13. The tear seam 10 extends from the end 9 up to the middle of the tension strap 7, so that the tear off process and the controlling of the movement of the chamber 5 takes place until the end of the inflation process and is not interrupted with negative force peaks created by the tension strap 7.

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Claims :
1. Pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) (1) for a vehicle comprising at least one chamber (5,6) designed by at least two fabric layers (14,15) with a cavity in between and a gas generator which is in a fluidic connection with the cavity of the chamber (5,6) and which generates upon ac¬ tivation a gas flow guided into the cavity and inflating the chamber (5,6) in a direction covering the outer surface of the vehicle, characterized in that the pedestrian protection airbag (1) is provided with at least one ten¬ sion strap (7) which is fixed with at least one end (8,9) to one of the fabric layers (14,15) by a tear seam (10), wherein the inflation characteristic is controlled by tearing off the tear seam (10) during the inflation.
2. Pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the tension strap (7) is fixed by the tear seam (10) to the fabric layer (15) abutting on the vehicle structure in the inflated state.
3. Pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tension strap (7) is fixed with a first end (8) at a lower part of the airbag and with the tear seam (10) to a part of the airbag, which is inflated upwardly during the inflation of the PPA (1) .
4. Pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tension strap (7) extends from a lower central section (2) of the PPA (1) at an angle to an upper and laterally located section (3,4) of the PPA (1) .
5. Pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tension strap (7) crosses a seam (11) connecting both fabric layers (14,15) .
6. Pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the section of the tension strap (7) fixed by the tear seam (10) extends up to the upper end (9) of the tension strap (7) .
7. Pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the section of the tension strap (7) fixed by the tear seam (10) extends over a length of at least 0.15 m.
8. Pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tension strap (7) is fixed with the other end to a hous¬ ing (7) of the PPA (1) .
9. Pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tension strap (7) is also fixed with the other end (8,9) to the fabric layer (14,15) .
10. Pedestrian protection airbag (PPA) (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the free length (LI) of the tension strap (7) between the fixation point at one end (8,9) and the beginning of the tear seam (10) is smaller than the total length (L2+L3) of the flat PPA (1) between those points
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