Method and device for inserting an airbag into a sheath
OwnerRalf Krause, Karl-Heinz Egle +1inventors
InventorsRalf Krause, Karl-Heinz Egle, Jorg Ruschulte
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for inserting a folded airbag into an oblong cover, which is characterized in that the airbag, before or during insertion, is compressed into an insertion tool and is then inserted into the oblong cover by means of said insertion tool.
Claims20
A method for inserting a folded airbag into an elongated sheath, the method comprising the airbag before or during placement in an insertion aid is compressed and then inserted into the elongated sheath by the insertion aid.
A device for inserting a folded side airbag into an elongated sheath, the device comprising:
- a) a gripper;
- b) an inserter rail;
- and
- c) a retainer for retaining the airbag in the elongated sheath while the inserter rail is being extracted from the elongated sheath.
A method for inserting a folded airbag into an elongated sheath, the method comprising:
- a) slipping the elongated sheath over an insertion aid in the form of a round rectangular or polygonal inserter rail;
- b) gripping the airbag with a gripper;
- c) inserting the airbag in the inserter rail and compressing the airbag via a funnel;
- and
- d) retaining the airbag in the elongated sheath while withdrawing the inserter rail from the elongated sheath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.