Side gas bag, side gas bag module and method of folding a side gas bag
AssigneeTRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
InventorBernd Nusshor
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Abstract
An inflatable side gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises an upper edge by means of which it can be fastened in a vehicle. The side gas bag has an upper portion adjacent the upper edge and a lower portion remote from the upper edge. In a non-inflated condition, the upper portion of the side gas bag is folded in another way as the lower portion. There is proposed a method of folding such a side gas bag, and a side gas bag module incorporating such side gas bag.
Claims7
An inflatable side gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system, said side gas bag comprising an upper edge by means of which it can be fastened in a vehicle, said side gas bag having an upper portion adjacent said upper edge and a lower portion remote from said upper edge, in a non-inflated condition said upper portion of said side gas bag being folded in another way as said lower portion.
A side gas bag module being comprised of a housing and of a side gas bag comprising an upper edge by means of which it can be fastened in a vehicle, said side gas bag having an upper portion adjacent said upper edge and a lower portion remote from said upper edge, in a non-inflated condition said upper portion of said side gas bag being folded in another way as said lower portion, said side gas bag being accommodated in said housing in a non-inflated condition.
A method of folding a side gas bag comprising an upper edge by means of which it can be fastened in a vehicle, in an upper portion adjacent said upper edge said side gas bag being folded in another way as in a lower portion remote from said upper edge.
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