Autoliv Asp, Incorporated

Howard Lusk

Michael Joseph Lachat

Anna Libby

Jesse Benny

Larry D Rose

Jeffrey Daniel Williams

Marc Parker Russell

Ralph Tree

Lucette Bond

Joseph Bator

A deployment flap can be used with inflatable airbag to reduce the risk of the airbag getting caught between the instrument panel of a vehicle and an out of position occupant. The manner in which the airbag and deployment flap are folded prior to deployment alters their deployment characteristics, such as trajectory.

Method of packaging an inflatable airbag cushion including a wrapper and deployment flap

Methods are provided for folding an airbag cushion into a housing. In one implementation of the inventive method, an airbag cushion defined by an upper panel and a lower panel is provided. A first portion of the airbag cushion is tucked into a second portion of the airbag cushion such that the upper and lower panels of the first portion are positioned in between the upper and lower panels of the second portion. The tucked portion is folded in towards the housing. First and second halves of the tucked airbag cushion are folded in towards the housing. Finally, the folded first and second halves of the airbag cushion are folded into the housing.

Airbag cushion folding methods

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Rochester, MI, United States of America

Howard Lusk