Patent ID: 9205801
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag module comprising: an inflatable cushion; an inflator configured to provide inflation gas for inflating the cushion; a diffuser for directing the inflation gas from the inflator into the airbag; wherein the diffuser is tubular and includes a first opening at one end for connecting to the inflator, and wherein the diffuser includes second and third openings located at the other end of the diffuser so that inflation gas is distributed into the inflatable cushion in two different directions; wherein the diffuser includes a first straight fold line extending between the first and second openings and a second straight fold line extending between the first and third openings; wherein the diffuser comprises fabric and wherein at least one of the openings in the diffuser is formed by a cutout portion of the fabric; and wherein the fabric is folded so that at least two layers of fabric overlie each other and the cutout portion overlies another cutout portion to form a boundary of the at least one of the openings.