Airbag apparatus
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1. An airbag apparatus mounted on a vehicle comprising:
- an airbag;
an airbag housing portion for housing the airbag folded in a predetermined configuration, said airbag housing portion having an airbag opening for allowing the airbag to be developed and expanded;
an airbag cover for covering the airbag opening;
a gas-supplying portion for supplying gas to the airbag to expand the airbag in a developing and expanding area when a motor vehicle accident occurs; and
an airbag-holding member for holding a folded shape of the airbag while covering an external surface of a folded airbag housed in the airbag housing portion in a partitioned area partitioned by the airbag housing portion and the airbag cover, said airbag-holding member comprising a film sheet formed of a plurality of resin layers laminated together to have a bag shape wrapping around an entire external surface of the folded airbag.
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Abstract
An airbag apparatus mounted on a motor vehicle is constructed such that a folded shape of an airbag is held by an airbag-holding member disposed in a manner to wrap an external surface of the folded airbag, which is housed in a retainer. The airbag-holding member is constructed such that a film sheet, in which a plurality of resin layers is laminated together, is configured to have a bag-shape that wraps around an entire external surface of the folded airbag.
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1. An airbag apparatus mounted on a vehicle comprising:
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an airbag;
an airbag housing portion for housing the airbag folded in a predetermined configuration, said airbag housing portion having an airbag opening for allowing the airbag to be developed and expanded;
an airbag cover for covering the airbag opening;
a gas-supplying portion for supplying gas to the airbag to expand the airbag in a developing and expanding area when a motor vehicle accident occurs; and
an airbag-holding member for holding a folded shape of the airbag while covering an external surface of a folded airbag housed in the airbag housing portion in a partitioned area partitioned by the airbag housing portion and the airbag cover, said airbag-holding member comprising a film sheet formed of a plurality of resin layers laminated together to have a bag shape wrapping around an entire external surface of the folded airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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