Folding machine for side curtain airbag and process for folding side curtain airbag using the same
AssigneeKolon Industries, Inc.
InventorsKi-Jeong KIM, Sang Mok LEE, Jung-Hoon YOUN, Dong-Jin KWAK
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Abstract
A machine for folding a side curtain airbag which has a simpler machine configuration and is more efficient than a fully automatic machine and that can fold a large-capacity side curtain airbag cushion of approximately 4.0 m in length to sufficiently secure quality stability, and a process for folding a side curtain airbag by using the same, are provided.
Claims21
A machine for folding a side curtain airbag, comprising a fixed rotatable roll folding bar with left and right manual handles.
A machine for folding a side curtain airbag, comprising:
- a fixed rotatable roll folding bar with left and right manual handles;
- a mechanical tension module applying a load to one end of an airbag cushion;
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- an upper support fixture fixing the position of the airbag cushion in roll folding.
A machine for folding a side curtain airbag, comprising:
- an L-shaped folding plate fixing one end of an airbag cushion;
- a guide rail moving the L-shaped folding plate to the bottom;
- an air-cylinder type or manual clamp module for supporting one end of the airbag cushion;
- a mechanical tension module applying a load to one end of the airbag cushion;
- a fixed rotatable roll folding bar with left and right manual handles;
- a handle support fixture supporting a rotating body of the fixed rotatable roll folding bar to not touch the bottom;
- a roll-folded cushion fixing lower support bar disposed on the bottom of the fixed rotatable roll folding bar;
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- an upper support fixture fixing the position of the airbag cushion in roll folding.
A process for folding a side curtain airbag, the process comprising
- applying a load to one end of an airbag cushion after fixing the bottom of the airbag cushion to a fixed rotatable roll folding bar with left and right manual handles and performing roll folding by fixing the position of the airbag cushion by using an upper support fixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.