Airbag assemblies including airbag bodies having sewn portions and methods for forming same
US11498511B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23538
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An airbag assembly including an airbag body having a front side and an opposite rear side, a fold line provided on one of the front side and the rear side, the fold line configured to adjust a length of the one of the front side and the rear side such that a length of the rear side is greater than a length of the front side when the airbag body is in a deployed state, the fold line defining a lower boundary, and a sewn portion provided on an outer surface portion of the front side and an outer surface portion of the rear side. The sewn portion fixes an inner surface portion of the front side to an inner surface portion of the rear side at a location within a predetermined distance from the lower boundary.
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