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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2008
Keisuke Moritani, Settsu, JP;
Keisuke Moritani, Settsu, JP;
Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The inflation and deployment speed of an airbag of a knee-protecting airbag device is increased to quickly deploy the airbag to a position where it can protect the knees of the occupant, thereby improving the occupant protection function. An airbag (), from a state in which it is arranged in a flat form, is folded sequentially through a first step in which a leading end (S) is tucked and folded into the airbag (), a second step in which left and right ends (M) of the airbag () are roll-folded toward each other toward a vehicle-body-side base fabric sheet () on the vehicle-body side, and a third step in which the leading end side of the airbag () in the deploying direction (F) is roll-folded toward the base end (T) toward the vehicle-body-side base fabric sheet (). The folded airbag () is accommodated in a case together with an inflator (), and a base end (T) thereof is fixed to the case. Thus, an airbag device () is produced and is attached to a vehicle, at a position in front of the knees of the occupant.