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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2002
Kurt F. Fischer, Oxford, MI (US);
Mary C. Petit, Shelby Township, MI (US);
John G. Bauer, Troy, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An air bag ( ) has a deflated condition stored in a container ( ) in a vehicle and has an inflated condition. The air bag ( ) when in the inflated condition has lower and upper sections ( ). The air bag ( ) has a first portion ( ) forming the lower section ( ) of the air bag, and a second portion ( ) forming the upper section ( ). The air bag ( ) includes a back panel ( ) disposed farthest from a vehicle occupant ( ) and a front panel ( ) disposed closest to the occupant. The first portion ( ) of the air bag ( ) is folded into a compact shape and stored in a lower portion ( ) of the container ( ). The second portion ( ) of the air bag ( ) is rolled into a compact shape and stored in an upper portion ( ) of the container ( ). The second portion ( ) inflates upward and unrolls in a direction away from the occupant ( ) so that the front panel ( ) is presented toward the occupant. The first portion ( ) of the air bag ( ) inflates before the second portion ( ).