Method of packaging an inflatable airbag cushion including a wrapper and deployment flap

US8407968B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Autoliv ASP, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael J. Lachat · Shelby, US
• Anna Libby · Lake Orion, US
• Howard Lusk · Rochester, US
• Jesse Benny · Auburn Hills, US
• Lucette Bond · Ogden, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 16, 2009
• Grant date: Apr 2, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 4, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2021/161
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A deployment flap can be used with inflatable airbag to reduce the risk of the airbag getting caught between the instrument panel of a vehicle and an out of position occupant. The manner in which the airbag and deployment flap are folded prior to deployment alters their deployment characteristics, such as trajectory.