Abstract: A method and a device for aligning sheets. The device includes a first and a second supporting stop for supporting the sheet against gravity in a first non-aligned position of the sheet. The device further includes two alignment stops and an actuator for moving the sheet from the first non-aligned position to a second aligned position. In the second aligned position, a substantially straight edge of the sheet contacts the two alignment stops and the first supporting stop supports the sheet while the second supporting stop does not support the sheet.

Abstract: An apparatus for improving sheet feeding in a direction of movement to a process station, including: a contact surface having ribs spaced along contact surface in the direction of movement, apertures being defined in the space between each rib; a blower; and an air plenum for supplying a vacuum generated by the blower to the contact surface so that when an leading edge of the sheet passes by the contact surface the vacuum pulls the leading edge of the sheet towards contact surface.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a High Page Count method for mail inserters. The High Page Count method utilizes multiple source feeders to deposit source material onto a moving track at a rate equal to the speed at which the track operates. The High Page Count method is designed to optimize the mail inserter process by ensuring that no track position goes unfilled.

Abstract: An automatic document feeding apparatus comprises a paper case, a dividing unit, and a paging document-feeding device. The paper case has an open space, for containing a plurality of papers. The dividing unit is disposed at proper location inbeing the open space, for dividing said plurality of papers into paper of a first zone and those of a second zone. The paging document-feeding device is connected with the paper case for feeding a single paper from papers of the first zone.

Abstract: An automatic document feeder (ADF) used in a facsimile machine, photocopier or the like. A sheet path from a sheet inlet to outlet is defined by lower, intermediate and upper frames of the ADF. The sheet path is generally shaped like “C” when viewed laterally. The intermediate frame has a pivotable member that can be opened and closed, and a guide member for guiding a sheet passing over a platen glass. An elastic member is provided for biasing the guide member on the platen surface from a turning portion of the C-shaped sheet path. Therefore, it is possible to maintain a clearance between the platen surface and guide member and prevent the sheet from flapping. A retard roller is removably supported by the pivotable member so that replacing and maintenance of the retard roller is simplified. Further, the pivotable member is a one-piece element and made from resin.

Abstract: The invention relates to an alignment unit for sheet material (1) which is upstream of the conveyor plane (9) for the sheet material (1). Feed of the sheet material (1) takes place via driven surfaces (33) which touch at least one side of the sheet material (1). The alignment unit (8) holds rotation elements (25, 38) which grip the sheet material (1) and which correct the offset of the sheet material (1) with reference to the direction (22) in which it is running. Of them, at least two rotation elements (25) which lie in one plane can be moved to the remaining rotation elements (38).

Abstract: The invention concerns an aligning unit (8) for sheet-like material (1), which is aligned with rotation elements (25), (34) before the passage of a conveying plane (9) with respect to the conveying direction (22) through a machine processing sheet-like material (1). The sheet-like material (1) is gripped on at least one side by the rotation elements (25), (34). The area of contact (36), (44) between the sheet-like material (1) and segmented rollers (25) aligning the latter is minimized.

Abstract: A marble playing table assembly that typically includes a table portion, a removable playing surface, and a removable marble table section. The table portion typically includes a support surface and at least one downwardly extending support member. The bottom surface of the removable playing surface typically has at least one support peg receiving cavity and at least one playing surface alignment mark. The removable marble table section may have an upright marble retention section defining a sloped center section. The removable marble table section may also include an inwardly projecting portion and at least one support peg engaged to the sloped center section. The removable marble table section removably engages the support surface of the table portion and at least one support peg may engage at least one support peg receiving cavity when the playing surface is engaged with the removable marble table section.

Abstract: A system and methods are provided in which a certain level of the chance aspect of a game or other application is removed and a certain level of a skill aspect is added. This may be accomplished by using an indicator to establish a predetermined number of move numbers for one or more players in the game. For example, the indicator may be used to determine a first group of move numbers for a first player and a second group of move numbers for a second player. The players use the pre-established move numbers to advance according to the rules of the game. Depending on the particular embodiment, the move numbers within a group may be sequenced or non-sequenced. Move numbers may be replaced at each player's turn or when all or a subset of the move numbers of a group are used. Move numbers may be established by any type of indicator such as dice, dominos, or a random number generator. In some embodiments, move numbers may be traded in.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for moving playing cards from a first group of cards into plural hands of cards, wherein each of the hands contains a random arrangement of cards. The apparatus comprises a card receiver for receiving the first group of cards, a single stack of card-receiving compartments generally adjacent to the card receiver, the stack generally vertically movable, an elevator for moving the stack, a card-moving mechanism between the card receiver and the stack, and a microprocessor that controls the card-moving mechanism and the elevator so that an individual card is moved into an identified compartment. The number of compartments receiving cards and the number of cards moved to each compartment may be selected.

Abstract: An assembly and method for playing a travel game is disclosed and described.

Abstract: A board game in which a game can be developed in an unexpected way can be provided. Plural dice selected from among plural dice which can be unfolded two-dimensionally are rolled. According to the results of the rolling of the dice, a die is unfolded and placed on the play field. On the unfolded dice a player places his/her piece. Also according to the results of the rolling of the dice, a player saves costs necessary for pursuing a game on an Addition/Deduction Unit. On the cards respectively corresponding to pieces, the Group, Level, Ability etc. of the pieces are indicated. A player makes his/her piece advance or attack the opponent's piece by paying the saved costs, and at the same time makes his/her piece defend itself by paying the saved costs as well. A player who succeeds in giving pre determined damage to a specific piece of the opponent wins a game.

Abstract: A system and method of playing a card game are provided where a hand of cards is evaluated in accordance with the rules of play as a composite of hands. The original hand of cards is first evaluated collectively, and then in addition sub-combinations of the cards, such as three-card sub-combinations, four-card sub-combinations, and the like are evaluated.

Abstract: A dice-less Craps game is disclosed. The game may be played by dealing, by a dealer, a pair of cards having numerical indicia thereon; determining whether the pair of cards are of a like suit; if the cards are not of a like suit, then adding the numerical indicia together to determine a roll in accordance with the rules of Craps; and if the pair of cards are of a like suit, then arriving at a predetermined result other than a roll in accordance with the rules of Craps. In a further disclosed aspect, the first predetermined result comprises a NoCall. In a further disclosed aspect an apparatus for playing a dice-less Craps game is disclosed, comprising a deck of cards comprising 48 cards having numerical indicia thereon including four like-suited pairs each of Aces, Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, and Sixes; and a Craps playing surface having additional indicia thereon for wagering on a predetermined result if a pair of dealt cards are of a like suit.

Abstract: A portable, novelty item, which comprises a plurality of items, such as cards, removably secured together, the items having indicia thereon. The indicia can be text, such as jokes, riddles, motivational sayings, or graphics, such as sports figures, sports teams, and the like. The individual items are removable and replaceable from the assemblage, thus allowing trading or exchanging of the items.

Abstract: A method of playing a wagering game is described. The method requires the player to place three wagers to participate in a three-segment game. A fourth bet is played to participate in a bonus event. A first card is dealt to the dealer and each player. The high card wins the first bet. If the player and dealer tie, one-half of the player's bet is returned to the player. Additional cards are dealt according to the rules of blackjack, except a maximum of six cards are dealt in any hand. Aces may be split, and doubling down is allowed. The second bet is resolved according to the rules of blackjack, with ties pushing. Additional cards are dealt, if necessary to form a six-card hand. Hands are resolved according to standard poker rankings, and payouts are made according to a predetermined schedule, or pay table payout. If the bonus wager is made, an additional bonus payout is awarded for winning and/or pushing at least two consecutively played game segments.

Abstract: A golf club head which includes a ball hitting face having a central portion and a peripheral portion surrounding at least a part of the central portion. The golf club head is made of a metal, and the hardness of the peripheral portion is smaller than the hardness of the central portion. The difference in the hardness between the central portion and the peripheral portion is equal to or greater than 50 in terms of the Vickers hardness, and the width of the peripheral portion of the hitting face is in a range between about 5 and 20 mm.

Abstract: Even high viscosity fluid or slurry-contained fluid is securely sealed without deficiency of a liquid sealing device. The sealing liquid device includes an annular packing made of rubber-like elastic material, the annular packing having a secured section fitted with fluid tight to one retaining surface between the first stationary seal ring and the seal flange and having a seal lip section fitting to the other contact face for sealing.

Abstract: A brush seal unit can be formed in any size by coupling split brush-seal pieces, and the brush seal units can be easily stacked. In order to obtain such device, the brush seal unit of a brush seal device comprises split brush-seal pieces divided into a plurality of pieces, and each of the split brush-seal pieces has a projection on one split face at its base section and a recess on the other split face at its base section. The projection and the recess engage the corresponding recess and projection, respectively.

Abstract: Even high viscosity fluid or slurry-contained fluid can be securely sealed without deficiency of a liquid sealing device. The sealing liquid device includes an annular packing made of rubber-like elastic material, the annular packing having a secured section fitted with fluid tight to one retaining surface between the first stationary seal ring and the seal flange and having a seal lip section fitting to the other contact face for sealing.

Abstract: The invention herein is a seal to seal a rotating shaft to housing. The seal has a stator and a rotor, magnetically and mechanically coupled. The mechanical couple is provided through an interlocking annular groove provided on one component and a flange face on the other component. The mechanical couple allows the two components to become interconnected once a predetermined range of free movement of the rotor is exceeded. The stator and rotor are also mechanically coupled through a plurality of magnets positioned on either the stator or rotor. After the predetermined range is exceeded, the rotor slips along the shaft while the stator remains fixed, maintaining a seal in during axial movement of the rotating shaft.

Abstract: An air seal for use in a gas turbine engine provides improved durability, particularly at higher temperatures. The seal includes a seal substrate and an abradable seal layer on the substrate. The abradable seal layer is composed of a densified polyimide foam, preferably a thermomechanically densified foam. The seal is bonded to a stationary engine component such as a stator box or a case.

Abstract: A non-sealing,, lubricating piston ring for lubricating the cylinder wall of a piston housing in a combustion tool is disclosed. The lubricating piston ring is made from a lubricating material such as polytetrofluroethylene (PTFE). The shape of the PTFE ring is designed to optimize the lubricity of the piston housing, while allowing enough friction for the piston to operate properly within the piston housing during reciprocating cycling movement. The PTFE ring may have radial fins extending from an outer surface thereof that are angled to promote ring rotations, such that the ring moves easily along and efficiently lubricates the inner cylinder wall of the piston housing. The PTFE ring does not form a seal between the piston and the housing. Instead, the PTFE ring is positioned above or below a sealing ring, such as a steel piston ring which forms the seal between the piston and the piston housing.

Abstract: A seal for hydraulically sealing a piston rod that travels axially into and out of a housing, preferably in a hydraulic dashpot. The seal comprises a preferably resilient-plastic sealing component (5). The sealing component is provided with one or more sharp ridges (10, 11, & 12) that rest against the piston rod, is tensioned across an elastomeric component (8), and is radially and axially secured along with the latter in a seal holder (2). The sealing component has an axial cylindrical wall (6) and a radial annular flange (7). The wall rests snug against the piston rod. The elastomeric component is annular and is provided with an inner surface (9) that tapers in toward the center of the housing and that the wall rests against. The outer surface of the elastomeric component is accommodated subject to radial tension in a setback (13) in the seal holder.

Abstract: A determination is made of the integrity of a gasket seal between two mating flange faces using capacitance measurement as an indication of the spacing between the flanges and thus the amount of gasket compression. The capacitance measurement can be made between a capacitor plate carried by the gasket and at least one of the flanges which serves as another capacitor plate. A capacitance-measuring instrument connected to the plates provides a measured capacitance signal that can be provided to a signal-processing instrument such as a personal computer. Further, the personal computer can be linked to a remote data center over a communications link for the transfer of gasket compression data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a metallic cylinder-head gasket for an internal combustion engine which has a cylinder block having adjacent combustion chambers and has a cylinder head screwed to said cylinder block, with at least one cover plate made of elastic metal and a carrier plate, which are arranged one above the other and are provided with a plurality of combustion-chamber orifices corresponding to the combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine, a bead being provided around each combustion-chamber orifice at a distance from the latter, so as to leave a sheet-metal edge portion in the orifice-edge region, the spring stroke of said bead being limited by at least one deformation limiter arranged concentrically to the bead in the axial region of the sheet-metal edge portion and/or in the axial region radially on the outside in relation to the bead, a support element formed separately from the deformation limiter being provided in the axial region of the deformation limiter at a distance from the edge

Abstract: A power transmission system which facilitates positioning of gaskets to ensure their sealing performance. The power transmission system includes a constant velocity universal joint provided with an inner ring having a plurality of track grooves formed on its outer periphery and an outer ring having a plurality of track grooves formed on its inner periphery. The inner ring is disposed on the side of the inner periphery of the outer ring, wherein balls are accommodated within ball tracks formed with the track grooves of the inner and outer rings and retained by a cage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the versatile packing material that has enough lubricating property, durability and sealing ability even if they are used under high PV value (speed of rotating shaft is more than 25 m/sec) to a shaft seal part of a fluid machinery where the rotating shaft rotates with high speed or under very high pressure to a seal of shuttle slide part of fluid machinery, and are high quality in durability, withstand pressure ability, heat resistance, lubricating property (low torque ability etc.), chemical resistance, sealing ability, low-emission ability and reducing production cost etc.

Abstract: To provide a chuck device for avoiding loosening of the fastened condition, in which an annular ratchet tooth wheel is provided in a body, an annular nut member that engages with the claws and rotates together with the rotary sleeve is provided inside the rotary sleeve and behind the ratchet wheel within the body, a retainer spring member that is composed of a leaf spring made of metal and detached and attached for engaging the ratchet tooth wheel is disposed outside of the ratchet tooth wheel, the retainer spring member is provided under the condition the retainer spring member is rotated around the ratchet wheel in accordance with a rotation of a retainer spring receiving sleeve within the retainer spring receiving sleeve that rotates together with the nut member and that is fitted around the nut member and made of metal, the retainer spring member is mounted on the retainer spring receiving sleeve by a convex/concave engagement means, a holder spring member that is composed of a metal made leaf spring form

Abstract: A walking snowboard that enables its user to walk over snow cross-country and also to surf down slopes.

Abstract: A modified shopping cart for holding large, long and bulky items, such as building materials and the like, that will not fit inside the open top basket of a standard shopping cart or rest on top of the cart. The modified shopping cart includes a cart frame having a top, opposite sides and a bottom. On the bottom of the cart frame are mounted on a plurality of caster wheels. The cart frame also includes a frame platform for resting small items thereon. The shopping cart also includes an open top basket disposed above the frame platform. The basket is made of heavy gauge wire. The open top basket includes a first side, a second side, a front, a rear with handle and a bottom. The bottom of the basket is mounted on the top of the cart frame. In one embodiment of the invention, a large item carrier attached to the front of open top basket. The large item carrier includes a mounting plate with a pair of spaced apart horizontal carrier arms with openings therein.

Abstract: A sports equipment cart includes a first ball dispensing tube having upper and lower ends and defining a bore extending therebetween. The first ball dispensing tube defines an upper ball receiving aperture and a lower ball dispensing aperture. A pair of wheels are rotatably mounted to the first ball dispensing tube adjacent the lower end thereof. The first ball dispensing tube includes a handle for manually pulling the tube between desired locations. A second ball dispensing tube of substantially similar dimensions may be connected to the first ball dispensing tube in side-by-side relationship. A third ball dispensing tube of smaller dimension may also be connected to the first dispensing tube for holding smaller sized balls.

Abstract: A sports equipment cart consisting of a ball dispensing tube having an upper end, a lower end, a hollow bore extending from the upper end to the lower end, an upper ball receiving aperture, and a lower ball dispensing aperture; left and right wheels; and an axle extending through the side walls of the ball dispensing tube at its lower end, the left and right wheels being rotatably mounted upon opposing left and right ends of said axle.

Abstract: A vehicle suspension assembly includes a device for securing an axle to a selected suspension component. A seat member that is received between the axle and the suspension component includes an axle adaptor as part of the seat member. A first portion of the seat member is received between the axle and the suspension component. A second portion of the seat member extends away from the first portion and includes at least one support surface for supporting a brake component relative to the axle. In one example embodiment, the seat member includes an integrated brake carrier.

Abstract: A tridem axle suspension for use in a vehicle having a front axle, a medium axle and a rear axle mounted in tridem relationship. It makes use of rigid beams to support the axles. It also makes use of equalizers to interconnect the beams, and it is devised in such a manner that one end of each beam is free to slide within the adjacent supporting structure. This suspension is very simple in structure and very efficient to equalize the load of any axle over all the axles of the tridem. When the axles are motorized, the suspension is also efficient to balance the pulls exerted by the wheels supported by the axles.

Abstract: In a motor-vehicle independent suspension system, an arm interposed between a respective wheel carrier and the vehicle body comprises at least two flexible beam-like elements in the form of blades which are articulated to the wheel carrier and to the body by means of bushes and are interconnected by at least one torsionally stiff longitudinal tubular element. The inertial characteristics of the cross-sections of the blades are such that the blades are compliant with respect to bending in a direction substantially perpendicular to their axis. By virtue of their inherent flexibility, the blades provide the arm with a third, structural degree of freedom with respect to a shear axis having a predetermined orientation.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a footboard which can be used in case of necessity by drawing out a footboard main body as a tread from a lower portion or a vicinity of the lower portion of a portion for getting on and off and then by lowering the footboard main body to an intermediate position of a height from a drawn out position to the ground below the footboard in order to make it extremely easy not only for general well-built adult men but also children, women, elderly people, people with leg or lumbar disabilities to get on and off a step portion and especially an automobile with a large vehicle height, called a van or a recreational vehicle, and having a door for getting on and off in a relatively high position. The invention is formed by assembling attachment members for attaching the footboard to the step portion, e.g.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rear-wheel steering structure of light bicycle. The rear-wheel steering structure comprises a transmission link, a steering link, a rotation axis, and a hub base. One end of the transmission link is pivotally joined with the steering link. The other end of the steering link is pivotally joined with one end of the rotation axis. The upper end of the hub base is pivotally joined with one end of the rotation axis. The other end of the hub base is pivotally joined on a small wheel. Through the action of the transmission link, the steering link is led to turn about, and the rotation axis and the hub base are simultaneously driven to double the turned angle of said small wheel, hence shrinking the space of return, enhancing the flexibility of steering angle, and achieve convenience in ride.

Abstract: A bicycle shock absorber enhancement comprises a seat pipe having its top connected to a cushion, and its rear portion secured with a connector, which secures the upper portion of a shock absorber. The seat pipe has its low end secured to a rear fork of the bicycle frame, which has a rear wheel secured thereat. The rear fork of the bicycle comprises a reinforcing rib to receive and support the lower end of the shock absorber to reinforce its shock absorbing ability.

Abstract: A weight distributing hitch system is provided with a shank and a head which is angularly adjustable relative to the shank. The head includes a plurality of adjustment teeth which are engaged by a toothed caster having corresponding teeth. The toothed caster has a mounting hole which is offset relative to a center of the tooth configuration so as to allow the toothed caster to be rotated 180 degrees in order to allow for angular adjustment of the head relative to the shank. In addition, the head is provided with both, mounting holes for receiving round spring bars and receptor grooves on a lower surface of an upper flange for receiving a trunnion-type spring bar.

Abstract: A trailer bunk cover assembly designed to not only protect boat hulls during launching and loading from the trailer, but also to protect the trailer's bunks from becoming worn down with use. The bunk cover assembly includes a main body portion having an upper surface and a lower surface. When mounted to the trailer bunk, the lower surface of the main body portion is in contact with the top surface of the trailer bunk. When a boat is loaded on the boat trailer, the hull of the boat rests on the upper surface of the main body portion. The cover assembly further includes first and second side panels that extend downward from the main body portion. The side panels cooperate to help position the main body portion against the top surface of the trailer bunk. The side panels respectively include a plurality of apertures. Attachment screws that act as a securing means to hold the cover assembly in place on the top surface of the trailer bunk.

Abstract: A hitch assembly for connecting a front end 21 of a low-loader trailer to a tow vehicle 10 is disclosed. The hitch assembly includes: a first mount 22 located at the front end 21 of the trailer; a second mount 25 longitudinally spaced towards the rear end of the trailer from the first mount 21; a gooseneck frame 40 having a front end and a rear end, the front end connectable to the tow vehicle 10; a latch connectable 50 to the front end 21 of the trailer by engagement with the first and second mounts 22 and 25, the latch 50 pivotally connected to the rear end of the gooseneck frame 40; and a means for rotating the latch 50 with respect to the gooseneck frame 40. The assembly is such that in use, the front end of the trailer 21 is liftable by the action of a force couple imparted entirely through the latch 50 to the first and second mounts 22 and 25.

Abstract: The invention is an attachment for a fifth wheel trailer hitch generally mounted within the bed of a vehicle to prevent damage to the vehicle in the event that the fifth wheel hitch fails due to faulty hook-up, the invention including a horizontal cross bar, two perpendicularly attached side bars with paired sets of bolt holes for mounting to the fifth wheel trailer hitch, a slide channel attached to the horizontal cross bar having an angle catch brace, and at least four bolts with lock nuts.

Abstract: A trailer mover secured to the forwardly extending tongue of a recreational or multi-purpose trailer. The trailer mover includes a bracket pivotally attached to the trailer tongue and a gearbox rotatably attached to the bracket. The gearbox is pivotally movable between a lowered vertical working position and a raised horizontal storage position. Further, the gearbox is selectively rotatable with respect to the bracket to allow steering when in the working position. A rubber-tired groundwheel extends from the distal end of the gearbox and is powered by a hand crank, which drives a set of gears which provide a mechanical advantage.

Abstract: A retractable hitch is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, such as in the bed of a pickup truck. The hitch includes a ball piece for releasable engagement with a coupling mechanism secured to a trailer as known in the art. The hitch has a frame secured to the vehicle, and the frame provides a substantially flat upper surface with a sleeve opening extending below the upper surface. The ball piece moves in the sleeve between an operative position, wherein it extends above the upper surface, and a retracted position wherein the ball piece is positioned below the upper surface. A raising/lowering control moves the ball piece within the sleeve. The raising/lowering control is mechanically coupled to the ball piece with a raising/lowering control linkage, which accesses the ball piece through a bottom and a vertically extending slot in the sleeve. The raising/lowering control linkage contacts a bottom bearing surface of the ball piece to raise the ball piece upward.

Abstract: A mounting disk for holding a binding base plate through a central aperture in said base plate to the top surface of a snowboard. The binding plate may be secured in a plurality of rotational positions relative to the disk. The mounting disk may be secured in a plurality of linear positions along the width and/or length of the snowboard top surface.

Abstract: A stroller foldable in three includes a pair of front legs (12), a handle (15) having two side parts (15a, 15a), and first and second side connecting bars (23a, 23b) connecting the pair of front legs (12) and lower end parts of the side parts (15a) of the handle (15). The first side connecting bar (23a) is provided with a hook (26), the second side connecting bar (23b) is provided with a loop (27) with which the hook (26) engages to retain the stroller in a folded state in which the stroller is folded in three. An operating mechanism (25) combined with the handle (15) is interlocked with the hook (26) by wires (34, 35). The hook (26) is disengaged from the loop (27) by operating the operating mechanism (25).

Abstract: A portable and slidable bag/box comprises an article holding body which is provided in the interior with a receiving space and in the lower portion with at least one wheel body to roll on the ground surface. A pull rod is disposed with the article holding body to serve as a hand grip. A slide board is provided in the rear with at least one rear wheel. The slide board is connected at the front with the article holding body by a connection mechanism which enables the slide board to be folded into the article holding body and to be unfolded under the article holding body. When the side board is folded into the article holding body, the article holding body is a portable bag/box, which can be pulled to slide by a user holding the pull rod. When the slide board is unfolded under the article holding body, the user holds the pull rod to steer the portable bag/box while riding on the slide board, with one foot pushing against the ground surface.

Abstract: A novel mounting bracket for an inflatable curtain is described. The mounting bracket includes a pair of attachment plates for engaging respective sides of the inflatable curtain. One plate includes an opening through which a fastener may be positioned to secure the bracket and attached inflatable curtain to the interior of a vehicle. A bushing having an inner surface and an outer surface is positioned within the opening in the mounting plate. Flanges extending from an outer surface of the bushing maintain the bushing within the opening. The outer surface of the bushing is smaller than the opening which allows the bushing to rotate freely within the bracket when a fastener is used to secure the mounting bracket to the interior of a vehicle.

Abstract: The airbag system for a motor vehicle extends below a dashboard and exhibits a generator housing, which is aligned in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle and which forms a blast channel for an airbag between integrated walls and adjoining separate face-sided walls. In load position at least one integrated wall of the blast channel can be displaced in the downward direction. In a first integrated channel wall of the generator housing a head impact element can be swiveled unilaterally in bearings; and in a starting position the head impact element can be suspended by means of a compression connection in the second integrated channel wall of the housing and can be disconnected in a load position. The connections can comprise semi-form-fit connections or springy connections.