AIRBAG FOR A VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOLDING AN AIRBAG FOR A VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An airbag for a vehicle occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle comprisinga pre-folded portion which comprises at least two subsections of the airbag of which one of the subsections is folded about a folding line via bend folding to an inner side of the other subsections facing a motor vehicle interior space in a mounted and inflated status of the airbag,wherein the folded subsection is formed such that it extends in a mounted and inflated status of the airbag beyond a door balustrade of a vehicle longitudinal side;
- anda roll folded portion, which comprises the pre-folded portion, whereinthe roll folded portion is formed by rolling up the airbag to an outer side of the airbag facing a vehicle longitudinal side in the mounted and inflated status of the airbag,wherein the folding line is positioned such the pre-folded portion extends at least in a section of the airbag over the complete roll folded portion.
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Abstract
An airbag for a vehicle occupant restraining system of a motor vehicle is provided. The airbag comprises a pre-folded portion, which comprises at least two subsections of the airbag, of which the one subsection is folded about a folding line via bend folding to an inner side of the other subsection facing the vehicle interior space in the mounted and inflated status of the airbag. The folded subsection is formed such that it extends in the mounted and inflated status of the airbag beyond a door balustrade of a vehicle longitudinal side. The airbag further comprises a roll folded portion, which comprises the pre-folded portion, wherein the roll folded portion is formed by rolling up the airbag to an outer side of the airbag facing in the mounted and inflated status of the airbag a vehicle longitudinal side.
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15 Claims
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1. An airbag for a vehicle occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle comprising
a pre-folded portion which comprises at least two subsections of the airbag of which one of the subsections is folded about a folding line via bend folding to an inner side of the other subsections facing a motor vehicle interior space in a mounted and inflated status of the airbag, wherein the folded subsection is formed such that it extends in a mounted and inflated status of the airbag beyond a door balustrade of a vehicle longitudinal side; - and
a roll folded portion, which comprises the pre-folded portion, wherein the roll folded portion is formed by rolling up the airbag to an outer side of the airbag facing a vehicle longitudinal side in the mounted and inflated status of the airbag, wherein the folding line is positioned such the pre-folded portion extends at least in a section of the airbag over the complete roll folded portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for folding an airbag for a vehicle occupant restraint system for a motor vehicle comprising the steps:
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Providing an evenly spread airbag; Generating a pre-folded portion of the airbag by folding a subsection of the airbag about a folding line to an inner side of another subsection of the airbag facing the vehicle interior space in the mounted and inflated status of the airbag such that the pre-folded portion comprises at least two subsections of the airbag, Wherein the folded subsection is formed such that it extends beyond a door balustrade of a vehicle longitudinal side in the mounted and inflated status of the airbag; and Generating a roll folded portion of the airbag which comprises the pre-folded portion, by rolling up the airbag to an outer side of the airbag facing a vehicle longitudinal side in the mounted and inflated status of the airbag, Wherein the folding line is positioned such that the pre-folded portion extends at least in a section of the airbag over the complete roll folded portion.
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