Patent ID: 8142869

Claim:
A coated base fabric for airbags comprising: a cloth obtained by weaving yarns made of a polyamide (PA) fiber, the cloth having at least one surface with recessed parts thereon, the recessed parts being formed by and between warps and wefts of the cloth; and a coating film formed on one surface of the cloth with recessed parts, the coating film made of a PA elastomer and formed from one of a liquid dispersion and a solution containing the PA elastomer, the coating not passing the minimum clearance part of each recessed part, wherein the minimum clearance part of each recessed part is the portion of the recessed part having the minimum distance between the warp and weft of the cloth that form the recessed parts, wherein the PA elastomer has a melting point (ASTM D3418, hereinafter, the same) of 135 to 200° C.; a bending elastic modulus (ASTM D790) of the PA elastomer ranges from about 50 Mpa to about 200 Mpa; a difference between the melting points of the PA elastomer and PA fiber ranging from 80 to 120° C.; and the coating film being fused on the cloth.