Patent ID: 6632753
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: B60R,D03D,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle air bag for use with an on-board inflator mechanism, said vehicle air bag having at least one panel of coated air bag fabric, said fabric comprising:a base fabric woven from synthetic multifilament yarns having a size of no greater than 650 denier, said yarns being arranged in warp and fill directions; in at least one of said directions, said yarns comprising first yarns of a first yarn size and second yarns of a second yarn size, said second yarn size being a lesser yarn size than said first yarn size; said first yarns and said second yarns being arranged in a predetermined yarn position in said fill direction of said base fabric to produce a crest and trough pattern on a surface thereof; further comprising third yarns of a third yarn size located at predetermined positions in said fill direction of said base fabric, said third yarn size being a lesser yarn size than said second yarn size; said base fabric being coated with an elastomeric coating material; and said base fabric is woven to have a repeated arrangement of first yarn-second yarn-third yarn-second yarn-first yarn pattern.