Patent ID: 6341800
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
A gas bag for an airbag module having a spread-out empty state defining a plane and having a folded non-activated state, the gas bag comprising:a closed upper side and a lower side having an opening for inserting a gas generator, wherein the upper side and the lower side each have a plurality of outer and inner main folds and a fold layer between each outer and inner main fold of the plurality of outer and inner main folds, wherein the fold layers run essentially perpendicular to the plane defined by the spread-out empty gas bag, wherein each fold of one side runs separate from the relevant opposite fold of the other side, wherein the inner main folds of the upper side and of the lower side contact one another at least linearly, and wherein the inner main folds of the upper side and the lower side contact one another on a circumferential line.