Patent ID: 6186534
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
Process for folding an air bag of an impact protection system for accommodation in a housing in which an inflating system and the folded air bag are accommodated, the inflating device being formed by an oblong tube generator, comprising:folding a lower edge section of the air bag inside about a first folding line and folding an upper edge section of the air bag inside about a second folding line so that an elongated, approximately trapezoidal structure is obtained,folding an edge area inside about a third folding line in an area of a narrow end of the trapezoidal structure,rolling the edge area inside repeatedly toward a boundary line while forming a rolled package,turning the rolled package in so that the rolled package extends approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the oblong tube generator and is longitudinally offset with respect to the generator,turning the rolled package and an air bag region situated underneath the rolled package by approximately