Patent ID: 6457741
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An occupant protection device, comprising:a seat back for a vehicle, said vehicle having a body having sides; an air bag module located within said seat back and positioned in a portion of said seat back toward the nearest side of the vehicle body to said portion, said air bag module comprising: an inflater; a holder for the inflater; and an air bag made of fabric mounted in the module adjacent to the inflater, said air bag comprising a surplus section and being folded into a bellows shape with a first foldable portion, a second foldable portion and a connection portion where the fabric of the first foldable portion connects to the fabric of the second foldable portion; wherein said first foldable portion comprises a first number of pleats of fabric; said second foldable portion comprises a second number of pleats of fabric; and said connection portion is located between the pleat farthest from the inflater of the first foldable portion and the pleat farthest from the inflater of the second foldable portion, and said surplus section extends rearwardly around a front end of said holder and is folded back forwardly in front of said inflater and is connected to said first foldable portion.