Patent ID: 8764056

Claim:
An airbag module for a vehicle, comprising: an inflatable airbag cushion comprising one or more panels that form an inflatable portion; an inflator configured to provide inflation gas for inflating the airbag cushion upon deployment; and a flow director configured to direct the inflation gas into the inflatable portion; wherein the inflatable portion includes a first inflatable region and a second inflatable region formed by one or more inner walls coupled to the airbag cushion; wherein the flow director extends above and below the one or more inner walls, and is configured to direct the inflation gas from the inflator directly into the first and second inflatable regions; wherein the one or more inner walls are formed by a single inner wall panel having a central, generally upright fold that defines a first inner wall portion and a second inner wall portion on either side of the fold of the inner wall panel; wherein the flow director is formed by a single flow director panel having a central, generally upright fold that defines a first flow director portion and a second flow director portion on either side of the fold of the flow director panel; wherein the inner wall panel entirely surrounds the flow director panel to form a channel through the inner wall for inflation gas to travel therethrough.