US 12,109,969 B2 · Airbag cushion and method of folding the same

Abstract

The present invention provides an airbag cushion and a method of folding the same, in which the airbag cushion covers a lateral side and a front side of a seat by being deployed forward in a state in which the airbag cushion is folded at a lateral side of a seatback, a first lateral section of a lateral chamber, which is deployed from the lateral side of the seatback before the first lateral section reaches a passenger's shoulder, is folded by a tuck-in method that pushes the airbag cushion inward and folds the airbag cushion, and a second lateral section of the lateral chamber, which is deployed from the first lateral section while passing over the passenger's shoulder, is folded by an out-board roll method that folds the airbag cushion toward the outside of the passenger.

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Dependent claims

An airbag cushion stored folded at a lateral side of a seatback of a seat and configured to, when inflated, deploy forward to cover lateral and front sides of the seat, the airbag cushion including a lateral chamber divided into a plurality of lateral sections including:

a first lateral section stored tucked-in to push the airbag cushion inwardly and configured to, when deployed, extend forward from the lateral side of the seatback without reaching a shoulder of a passenger seated at the seat, and
a second lateral section stored out-board rolled to fold the airbag cushion away from the passenger and configured to, when deployed, extend forward from the first lateral section and beyond the passenger's shoulder.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Airbag cushion and method of folding the same

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