Patent ID: 6264237
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An airbag for a driver to be attached to a steering wheel comprising:an elongated center area extending laterally in a middle of the airbag,a lower portion located at a lower side of the center area, said lower portion being folded in a form of a roll and placed on the center area,an upper portion located at an upper side of the center area, said upper portion being folded in a form of bellows and placed on the center area without overlapping the folded lower portion, said folded upper and lower portions with the center area having an elongated rectangular form extending in a lateral direction, anda left portion, a center portion and a right portion formed in the elongated rectangular form, said left and right portions being respectively folded onto the center portion in a form of bellows or a roll without overlapping each other so that when the airbag is inflated, after the right and left portions are inflated, the upper portion and lower portions are inflated wherein the upper portion opens faster than the lower portion.