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Airbag device

  • US 20040160048A1
  • Filed: 10/27/2003
  • Published: 08/19/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An airbag device for protecting an occupant, comprising;

  • an airbag including a left half airbag to be inflated at a left side of the occupant and having a distal end and a base portion, and a right half airbag to be inflated at a right side of the occupant and having a distal end and a base portion, said distal ends of the left and right half airbags being separated from each other to form a space therebetween facing the occupant when the airbag is inflated, said left and right half airbags having primary folded portions in which each of the left and right half airbags is folded laterally and partly overlapped between the distal end and the base portion to have an elongated vertical form, and secondary folded portions in which the elongated vertical form in each of the left and right half airbags is folded to reduce an elongated distance thereof to form a final folded state, and an inflator for inflating the airbag.

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