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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2010
Laura A. Hawthorn, Tipp City, OH (US);
Patrick W. Schatz, Tipp City, OH (US);
Laura A. Hawthorn, Tipp City, OH (US);
Patrick W. Schatz, Tipp City, OH (US);
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
A method of folding an inflatable cushion into a housing of an airbag module is provided, the method including: arranging the inflatable cushion in an un-inflated position to define a first pleat and a second pleat each extending from a first end of the inflatable cushion to a second end of the inflatable cushion, the second end being opposite the first end, the inflatable cushion also having a first flap portion extending from the first pleat and a second flap portion extending from the second pleat, the second flap portion being opposite the first flap portion; rolling the first end and the second end of the inflatable cushion towards each other and underneath a top surface of the inflatable cushion, wherein a first pocket is formed by the first pleat below the top surface and a second pocket below the top surface is formed by the second pleat; and folding the first flap into the first pocket and folding the second flap into the second pocket.