Air bag
First Claim
1. An inflatable restraint for a motor vehicle comprising:
- an air bag defining a chamber, the air bag including a front section having an impact area and a rear section connected with the front section, the rear section including a folding for contouring of the air bag, the folding including at least a first fold and at least a second fold, the first fold extending in a first direction at least substantially along a length of the rear section, the first fold being folded to define the second fold such that a ridge of the first fold is shortened in length relative to a base of the first fold;
wherein the first fold is perpendicular to the second fold.
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Accused Products
Abstract
Described is a gas bag for a motor vehicle with a gas bag envelope surrounding a gas space, wherein the gas bag envelope comprises a front section (12) having an impact area (12a) and a rear section (14) directly connected with the front section (12) via a circumferential edge (11) having a support area (14a). Here, the rear section (14) has a folding for the contouring of the gas bag. In order to achieve that the gas bag adapts to a convexly bent surface shape of a part of the vehicle interior structure against which it rests without external catching bands or the like the folding consists of at least one first fold (18) extending parallel to the rear section and at least a second fold (20), wherein the second fold (20) is arranged in the first fold (18) and substantially stands perpendicularly to the rear section (14).
37 Citations
9 Claims
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1. An inflatable restraint for a motor vehicle comprising:
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an air bag defining a chamber, the air bag including a front section having an impact area and a rear section connected with the front section, the rear section including a folding for contouring of the air bag, the folding including at least a first fold and at least a second fold, the first fold extending in a first direction at least substantially along a length of the rear section, the first fold being folded to define the second fold such that a ridge of the first fold is shortened in length relative to a base of the first fold; wherein the first fold is perpendicular to the second fold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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