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US 9,539,974 B2Granted
Airbag device and covering method for airbag body
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTakeru Fukuda
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Abstract
Two twist-preventing members are respectively placed against the top and the bottom of an airbag body. The length direction of the twist-preventing members aligns with the length direction of the airbag body. The airbag body, the twist-preventing members, and a tab have been covered with a heat-shrinkable film in said state, and the heat-shrinkable film has been shrunken by heat.
Claims7
An airbag device comprising:
- an inflator;
- an airbag body which is folded, so as to be inflated with a gas generated from the inflator to flow therein upon activation of the inflator;
- a twist-preventing member for preventing twisting of the airbag body in a folded state;
- a heat-shrinkable film for directly covering the twist-preventing member and the airbag body in the folded state;
- and
- an attachment portion for attaching the airbag body to a vehicle body,
- wherein the heat-shrinkable film further covers the entire attachment portion.
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A covering method for an airbag body, comprising following steps:
- a step of placing a twist-preventing member for preventing twisting of the airbag body on the airbag body which is folded;
- a step of placing an attachment pardon for attaching the airbag body to the vehicle body;
- a step of covering the airbag body, the attaching portion and the twist-preventing member with a heat-shrinkable film after the above steps;
- and
- a step of heat-shrink by heating the heat-shrinkable film to directly cover the twist-preventing member, the entire attaching portion and the airbag body with the heat-shrinkable film after the above steps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.