Patent ID: 6585291
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An assembly comprising:a vehicle structure; and a gas bag side impact protection means with a gas bag and a source of compressed gas having an inflation port, said vehicle structure including a vehicle side wall and a vehicle interior, said gas bag being inflatable by compressed gas furnished by said source of compressed gas through said inflation port, said gas bag when inflated comprising an outer side facing said vehicle side wall and an inner side facing said vehicle interior, said gas bag being located off-center from said inflation port, said gas bag being folded at least twice to form a stack of overlying folds at said outer side of said gas bag, said folds having at least two fold creases folded along a horizontal axis relative to a vertical axis of the source of compressed gas, each horizontal fold crease having at least two fold creases folded along the vertical axis to cause each fold to have overlapping horizontal and vertical fold creases, said gas bag when folded having a portion with a greater concentration of folds located off set from said inflation port of said source of compressed gas, and said gas bag when folded having a portion with a lesser concentration of folds, said gas bag portion with said greater concentration of folds having a greater inflation volume relative to an inflation volume of said gas bag portion with said lesser concentration of folds.