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Method and apparatus for folding up air bag

  • US 5,868,660 A
  • Filed: 12/15/1995
  • Issued: 02/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for folding up an air bag comprising:

  • a crosswise-folding unit for folding up said air bag crosswise; and

    a lengthwise-folding unit for folding up said air bag lengthwise;

    wherein said lengthwise-folding unit comprises;

    a work board for supporting said air bag folded up crosswise on a surface thereof;

    clamp means for clamping two boundary areas between a central part and left and right end portions, respectively, of said crosswise-folded air bag above said work board, said clamp means being capable of horizontally moving while clamping said two boundary regions; and

    a first set of lengthwise-folding bars which are arranged between said work board and said respective clamp means in the vertical direction, and outward of said respective clamp means in the horizontal direction, said first set of lengthwise-folding bars being capable of moving horizontallywherein, when said clamp means clamp said two boundary areas above said first set of lengthwise-folding bars, said first set of lengthwise-folding bars move toward the central part of said crosswise-folded air bag to fold up said left and right end portions under said first set of lengthwise-folding bars and said two boundary areas, and said clamp means and said first set of lengthwise-folding bars move together to fold up said left and right end portions, respectively, between said two boundary areas and the central part.

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