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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Kleeberger, Remscheid, DE;
Christian Strasser, Dusseldorf, DE;
William Thomas Shaw, Dusseldorf, DE;
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 1/726 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 1/726 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for the folding of an inflatable airbag for motor vehicles which comprises the steps that an airbag to be folded is fastened with its open end at a carrier; that a preferably substantially cylindrical piston is pushed forward into the airbag through an opening in the carrier and against the closed end of the airbag; and that the carrier and the piston are introduced into a sleeve, with the airbag being pressed together irregularly. The invention also relates to a folding apparatus for carrying out this folding method.