Airbag folding method and airbag apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8746738
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13712082

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There is provided an airbag folding method for folding an airbag. The method includes in the following order: (a) folding the inner panel and the outer panel into a symmetrical substantially rectangular shape such that a groove of the concave region is located along a center line, wherein the center line passes through a center of the introduction port and symmetrically divides the inner and outer panels; (b) folding the inner and outer panels along fold lines from right and left edges thereof toward the center line, wherein the fold lines are substantially parallel to the center line; and (c) folding and rolling up the inner and outer panels from both ends of the center line toward the introduction port.

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  • TAKATA CORPORATION

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Matsui, Yoshitaka Tokyo, JP 33 195

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