Patent ID: 7121583
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag device including a tether attached to an airbag for determining an expansion shape of the airbag, the tether comprising: a laterally extending rear part attached to a rear wall of the airbag along a substantially flat portion of the rear wall; and a laterally extending front part attached to a front wall of the airbag and extending generally transverse to a vertical cross-section of the airbag along a middle portion of the front wall such that the tether extends across a width of the airbag that includes side edges of the airbag, the laterally extending front part including lateral edge portions, wherein the tether is formed in such a manner that an expansion length of a middle part of the airbag is shorter than an expansion length of the side edges of the airbag when the airbag is expanded.