MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617093379 A) filed by Autoliv Development Ab on July 31, 2026, for Scooter-Type Vehicle With Top Mounted Airbag Module.
Inventors include Bjornsdottir, Johanna; Kedzierski, Mateusz; Przybysz, Lukasz; Houessou, Jules; Wasilewska, Malgorzata; and Ramberg, Ludvig.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: A scooter-type vehicle is described. This scooter-type vehicle comprises a main body part with a rear body part and a front body part (30), wherein a free space is provided between the rear body part and the front body part (30). A steering arrangement (50) is supported on the front body part and comprises a central part from which a right handlebar section and a left handlebar section extend. Further, a windshield (36) being a part of the front body part (30) is located in front of the central part of the steering arrangement. In order to protect the rider during a frontal crash, an airbag module comprising an inflator, a deployable airbag cushion (80), and an accommodation device accommodating the inflatable airbag cushion (80) in its non-deployed state is provided. The accommodation device has an openable deployment opening pointing upwards such that the airbag cushion (80) deploys initially in an upwards direction. The accommodation device is located at the central part, or at the front part (30) in longitudinal direction in front of the central part of the steering arrangement (50). In order to enhance the restraining performance of the airbag cushion (80), the fully deployed airbag cushion (80) has a rear section (86) being in the longitudinal direction located rear of central part of the steering arrangement (50), and a front section (83) being located in longitudinal direction (X) in front of the accommodation device (72), wherein at least a foremost (84) section of the front section (83) is located between the windshield (36) and an upper surface of the front part (30) of the main part.
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