Air bag module including folded air bag

Details Air bag module including folded air bag Air bag module including folded air bag

1994-02-02

1995-03-21

Focarino, Margaret A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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280732, B60R 2120

Patent

active

053989686

ABSTRACT:
An air bag module (10) includes an inflatable air bag (14) and a container (12). The container (12) has a plurality of walls (27, 50, 60, 70) defining a chamber (18) in the container. The air bag (14) is folded and stored in the chamber. The container outer wall (70) includes a door (68) which is moved out of the inflation path of the air bag (14) by the air bag when the air bag inflates. The air bag (14) has a first stack of first folded portions (122) which extend in a direction (130) between the outer and inner walls (70, 27) of the container (12) and generally parallel to the upper and lower walls (50, 60) of the container. The air bag (14) has a second stack of second folded portions (126) which extend in a direction (144) between the upper and lower walls (50, 60) of the container (12) and generally parallel to the door (68) of the container (12). One of the first and second stacks of folded portions (122, 126) of the air bag (14) is disposed in an upper chamber portion (18a), and the other stack of folded portions of the air bag is disposed in the lower chamber portion (18b).

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