Patent ID: 7475905
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag system for a vehicle, comprising: an airbag; an inflator for providing inflation gas to the airbag; a retainer for housing the airbag; a cover positioned between the airbag and the vehicle interior, wherein an open area is formed between the cover and the retainer, wherein the airbag is folded into a package, wherein the package includes a first portion and a second portion such that at least the first portion of the airbag is positioned adjacent a first lateral end of the inflator, the second portion of the airbag is positioned adjacent a second lateral end of the inflator, and a remaining portion of the airbag is folded and positioned adjacent a central portion of the inflator, wherein the first and second portions of the airbag each include only a single layer of material positioned adjacent to the inflator to receive the inflation gas so that the first and second portions of the airbag deploy outside the cover before the remaining portion of the airbag, wherein the remaining portion of the airbag is randomly folded in the open area between the cover and the retainer.