Patent ID: 6390500
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A folding method for an airbag which is developed from an airbag accommodation portion by flowing-in of gas, comprising:a first step including folding the airbag into a shape including a first developing portion and two second developing portions, the first developing portion being provided at one end with an opening, and each of the second developing portions extending from a second end of the first developing portion, each of the first and second developing portions being folded into a width capable of being accommodated in the airbag accommodation portion; a second step including folding the second developing portions and superposing the second developing portions onto the second end of the first developing portion, thereby forming an aggregate; and a third step including winding the first developing portion around an outer periphery of the aggregate to accommodate the first developing portion in the airbag accommodation portion.