Patent ID: 6830266
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A method of folding an airbag for an airbag device, comprising:placing the airbag in a flat condition so that a front side of the airbag is disposed over a rear side of the airbag with an opening for receiving gas, disposing a plurality of peripheral portions of the airbag in the flat condition inwardly between the front and rear sides of the airbag to form a first folded state having a plurality of first pointed portions around the airbag in the first folded state, and disposing the plurality of first pointed portions inwardly between the front and rear sides of the airbag to form a second folded state having a plurality of second pointed portions around the airbag in the second folded state, one second pointed portion being located at a portion where two adjacent first pointed portions are linked so that the first and second pointed portions are pushed outwardly between the front and rear sides of the airbag upon inflation of the airbag.