An airbag arrangement

DRIVE October 1, 2014
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There is disclosed an airbag arrangement on a motor vehicle (23) arranged to provide protection to an occupant of the vehicle or to a pedestrian. The arrangement includes: an inflatable airbag (18) and an inflator, the inflator being configured to generate a volume of inflating gas upon actuation, and the airbag (18) defining an inflatable volume provided in fluid communication with the inflator for the receipt of said inflating gas, wherein the airbag (18) is arranged to deploy upon inflation into a tubular configuration having a peripheral inflatable wall (27) which at least partially defines said inflatable volume (18) and which circumscribes a non-inflatable cavity (28), the inflatable wall (27) being presented for impact by an occupant or pedestrian from outside the cavity (28).

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