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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2001
Kazuyoshi Nishijima, Fuji, JP;
Tetsuji Endo, Fuji, JP;
Kazuhiro Kaneko, Fuji, JP;
Toshiyuki Sugiyama, Fuji, JP;
Yoshinori Goto, Fuji, JP;
Masaki Ueno, Fuji, JP;
Masahito Ishizuka, Fuji, JP;
Mikio Ochiai, Fuji, JP;
Nihon Plast Co., Ltd., Fuji, JP;
Abstract
An air bag body ( ) is expanded by charging air therein after being expanded in a flat surface shape. Next, by gently gripping the air bag body ( ) by upper and lower blades ( ) radially arranged in a radial direction of the air bag body ( ), height in a radial direction of the air bag body ( ) is linearly restricted along the upper and lower blades ( ). Next, a plurality of movable blocks ( ) are forward moved toward a center of the air bag body ( ), and upper and lower panels ( ) of the air bag body ( ) are accumulated. At this time, the upper and lower panels ( ) of the air bag body ( ) are folded in a state of being apart from each other so as to form a wave shape. Next, the air bag body ( ) is rotated, a portion left in a tab shape is wound around a periphery, and a center protruding portion of the air bag body ( ) is pressed from an upper side, whereby a front surface deploying portion ( ) is formed. When supplying gas to the folded air bag body ( ), the front surface deploying portion ( ) rapidly deploys so as to break a cover ( ) and the gas is smoothly supplied to a peripheral edge portion ( ), whereby it is possible to smoothly and rapidly deploy the air bag body ( ).