Abstract: An automobile air bag module is provided that includes a housing chute at least partially surrounding an air bag, wherein the housing chute comprises a front wall, a rear wall, at least one sidewall, and a female pocket located adjacent a housing chute sidewall. Also included is a topper cover having a reinforcement protrusion that comprises a male locking tab that matably engages the female pocket.

Abstract: A method of making a vehicle interior panel includes irradiating a covering layer material in a manner that reduces the strength of the material while preserving the thickness of the covering layer. An irradiated portion of the covering layer is arranged to at least partially overlie an airbag door region of an underlying substrate to help define the location of an airbag tear seam. The irradiation process can be carried out using an electron beam or ultraviolet light. Natural or synthetic organic materials may have their chemical structures altered by irradiation in a manner that reduces the strength of the material, thus reducing or eliminating the need for stress-concentrating features in covering layers and enabling non-visible tear seams to be formed in high strength materials like leather.

Abstract: A seat back has a rigid seat back frame and a cover. A seat back center part extends substantially perpendicular to the sitting direction. Two seat back frame sides laterally delimit the seat back and are transformed into the seat back center part. An airbag module accommodated in the cover of one of the seat back frame sides is mounted to the seat back frame. In the area of the seat back frame side, the seat back frame has a contact surface adjacent to a spirally folded airbag and extending substantially obliquely forward away from the seat back center part. The contact surface includes an angle (?) of 10°???45° with the sitting direction. The airbag extends substantially obliquely forward away from the center part and is wound spirally inwardly in a sense of rotation directed away from the center part.

Abstract: A housing for an airbag module includes an extrusion incorporating a body portion and a cover extruded integrally with the body portion so as to form a single monolithic unit. At least one endcap formed separately from the extrusion is operatively coupled to an end of the extrusion so as to seal the end.

Abstract: The invention relates to an occupant protection airbag system for a motor vehicle. The airbag is stored in the vehicle instrument panel behind an airbag opening comprising a plurality of flaps constructed integrally with the instrument panel. The flaps open along respective separation lines and pivot about hinge lines when the airbag inflates. A single central flap has a hinge line located at the side of the instrument panel opening facing the windshield, and the separation line adjoining the hinge line extends in a substantially U-shaped manner. Left and right lateral flap which open toward each side are provided at both sides of the central flap. The portions of the lateral flap separation lines opposite from their respective hinge lines coincide with the lateral portions of the central flap separation lines.

Abstract: Interior panels having integrated airbag doors for motor vehicles are provided. In one example, an interior panel comprises a substrate having an opening. A skin covering and foam cover the substrate. An airbag chute-door assembly is mounted to the substrate. The airbag chute-door assembly comprises a chute wall that at least partially surrounds an interior space. The chute wall is configured to direct passage of an airbag through the interior space towards the opening. A door flap portion is pivotally connected to the chute wall via a hinge section and at least partially covers the opening. A gusset hinge feature extends from the hinge section between and operatively coupled to the door flap portion and the chute wall. A perimeter flange extends from the chute wall away from the interior space and has a flange section that overlies the outer surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Multi-piece constructions for an illuminated emblem assembly for connection to an airbag cover are provided herein. An airbag assembly can include an airbag cover having front and rear surfaces, an emblem portion having one or more translucent areas and an illumination source. The airbag cover can include attachment elements protruding from the rear surface. The emblem portion and the illumination source can include openings for accommodating attachment elements. The illumination source can include a light guide and light emitting diodes (LEDs), where the LEDs are fitted in recesses formed in the light guide. The emblem portion can be arranged between the airbag cover and the illumination source, and the emblem portion and the illumination source can be aligned such that at least one of the one or more translucent areas is illuminated by light passing through the emblem portion from the illumination source.

Abstract: A vehicle ceiling structure includes a ceiling interior material that covers a curtain shield air bag with a terminal side, an assist grip is attached to a body panel through an attachment hole provided in the ceiling interior material and an attachment portion is provided on the assist grip. The attachment portion is in contact with or faces an outer circumference of the attachment hole in a surface of the ceiling interior material in a vehicle cabin side. The vehicle ceiling structure on a surface thereof in a vehicle cabin outer side, has an annular groove facing the outer circumference of the attachment portion such that the annular groove surrounds the attachment portion.

Abstract: A vehicle interior panel includes a decorative covering with a non-visible tear seam that forms a deployment opening through the covering during airbag deployment. The tear seam is formed by mechanical piercing of a skin layer of the covering from the decorative side. The skin layer is formed from a self-healing material, allowing a piercing tool to form microholes that are smaller than the effective piercing diameter of the tool without the need for subsequent processes intended to otherwise hide the formed tear seam. Tear seams formed in this manner can offer larger processing windows, lower manufacturing and equipment cost, and/or shorter cycle times when compared to other methods such as laser scoring. Tear seam function may also be improved and/or more predictable.

Abstract: A knee airbag module (200) has an airbag (201), an inflator (206) and a housing (202). The knee airbag module (200) is a self-contained assembly for mounting to a vehicle frame part (108) under the instrument panel (106). The housing (202) contains the airbag (201) and inflator (206) within a hollow interior of the housing formed by a first housing part (300) and a second housing part (302). The first and second housing parts are joined together. The housing (202) includes a deployable door cover (220) formed in the second part that articulates about a hinge (222) as the airbag (201) is inflated. The airbag (201), when inflated, extends upward relative to the lower portion of the instrument panel (106) between the instrument panel (106) and an occupant's knees (120). The door cover (220) is partially separated from the second housing part (302) by a tear seam (320). The hinge (222) is near a portion of the tear seam (320).

Abstract: A seam of a seat front part is joined to a clip inside a groove on a surface of a seat pad, and tucked into the groove. In a vehicle seat having an airbag unit, inside the seat corresponding to a seam of a seat side part, a webbing is provided along a side part in an area corresponding to the airbag unit on an inner side of the side part. The webbing is sewn together with a seat cover at the seam of the seat side part, and is joined to a non-woven fabric between a seam and the clip in the seat front part on the seam side.

Abstract: A device to attach to a housing of an airbag is disclosed herein. The device includes a flap connected to an opening of the housing, wherein the flap comprises a rigid structure; and a hinge to connect the flap with the housing. The rigid structure comprises a zone of weakness that ruptures in response to an impact.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a safety device for a vehicle arranged facing an airbag and comprising: a chute channel defining a housing for receiving the airbag and delimiting a deployment opening; a flap covering the opening of the chute channel in the non-inflated state of the airbag; a flexible net retaining the flap relative to the chute channel during the deployment of said airbag, comprising metal wires, extending in a main direction, from a first portion embedded in a fastening member of the flap to the chute channel, to a second portion embedded in the flap and comprising an articulation portion located between said first and second portions; and wherein the articulation portion of the net has a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge devoid of an exposed free end of metal wire.

Abstract: A method for injection molding of an airbag case comprising a chute channel and a flap, with the chute channel being adapted to receive an airbag. The injection molding is carried out in a mould and comprises the following steps: arranging in the mould a net, manufacturing the flap and the chute channel by injecting plastic matter into the mould, by overmolding plastic matter on the net by manufacturing a continuity of material between the chute channel and the flap, with a portion of the net being isolated from the injected plastic material, in a closed protective space delimited between a wedge mobile and a first matrix of the mould. An airbag case in particular manufactures with such a method and dashboard for a vehicle.

Abstract: A safety device for a vehicle, adapted to be arranged facing an airbag, comprising: a chute channel defining a recess to receive the airbag, a net comprising a first portion and a second portion, and a flap at least partially covering the recess, the flap being overmolded onto the first portion of the net. The device further comprises a strip overmolded onto the second portion of the net, and the chute channel is overmolded onto the strip. A safety system and dashboard comprising such a safety device, as well as a method for manufacturing such a safety device.

Abstract: Safety device fir vehicle, adapted to be arranged facing an airbag, comprising a chute channel delimiting a recess adapted to receive the airbag, said chute channel being formed by a reinforcing member, a first flap, and a first net. The first flap and a first reinforcing portion are overmolded onto the first net, which defines a hinge allowing the first flap to move relative to the first reinforcing portion. The device further comprises a second reinforcing portion overmolded onto the first net, and said first net defines a second hinge allowing the first reinforcing portion to pivot relative to the second reinforcing portion so that the first reinforcing portion is folded back onto the second reinforcing portion to form a transverse wall of the chute channel. Method for manufacturing such a safety device.

Abstract: A plastic cover element (10) for a driver airbag module having a side wall (22) extending from a lower end (22a) to an upper end (22b), enclosing an interior space. The upper end (22b) is covered by an overlap (30) which extends in a radial direction across the side wall (22) and in an axial direction back toward the lower end (22a) of the side wall (22), forming a screen section (32) extending generally parallel to the side wall. The outside surface of the overlap has at least one groove (40) to receive the sewn edge of a casing. An axial section (44) of the groove (40) extends into the lower end area of the screen section (32) and in the area of this axial section (44) and at least one reinforcing rib extends parallel to it between the screen section (32) and the side wall (22).

Abstract: A housing for an airbag module includes an extrusion incorporating a body portion and a cover extruded integrally with the body portion so as to form a single monolithic unit.

Abstract: Provided is an airbag door in which a front rib and a rear rib are formed integrally with a door plate, and a hook, which forms a catching region with a crash pad, is formed on the front rib, the airbag door including: a catching amount increasing portion which is formed to protrude at an inner side of the front rib which is directed toward an airbag deployment space, and leads a deployment direction of the airbag toward the rear rib so that the catching region is increased, and the airbag door provides an advantageous effect that prevents the hook from being separated from the crash pad when the airbag is deployed, thereby preventing the airbag from being abnormally deployed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a covering for an airbag having at least one airbag that is articulated on the stationary covering region surrounding the airbag cover by a textile hinge, wherein the airbag cover and the covering region B surrounding the airbag cover are formed from a sheet material made of plastic, the rear face of which supports a textile surface element having sacrificial threads (2) that extend substantially at right angles to the hinge axis (3) and tear in the region (A) of the hinge when the airbag is activated, and wherein the textile surface element also has stop threads that, when the airbag is activated, allow the airbag cover to pivot about the hinge axis (3) without tearing in the region of the hinge in order to hold the airbag cover securely alter activation of the airbag, wherein the non-tearing stop threads are arranged such that said threads are compressed in the fonts of corrugations and/or loops only in region (A) of the hinge and therefore have a greater length there than in the re

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seatback having a support structure with a rigid frame member that extends within a side of the support structure. A side airbag assembly includes an airbag coupled with the frame member. First and second trim pieces engaged along a seam to conceal the airbag. A flange protrudes along an edge of the first trim piece and a cavity extends along the second trim piece to matably engage the flange. A retention slot is disposed on a wall of the cavity and an attachment element protrudes adjacent to the flange to frictionally engaging the retention slot. The attachment element is configured to disengage from the retention slot upon deployment of the airbag forward through the seam.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cover body for airbag device that is capable of easily mounting an emblem that is provided with an emblem body having a narrow portion while ensuring its related mounting strength. A lock pin is protruded at a main body portion with a relatively large width of the emblem body. A hook pin is protruded at a narrow portion with a relatively small width of the emblem body. The lock pin is inserted into a first door portion and then is inserted into a thorough hole of a back plate on a rear face side. The hook pin is inserted into the first door portion, and is hooked therewith.

Abstract: An airbag deployment control system for use in a vehicle seat having a trim cover. The airbag deployment control system includes an upper outer liner member having a first end for coupling to an airbag module and a second end for coupling to the trim cover, and a lower outer liner member having a first end for coupling to the airbag module and a second end for coupling to the trim cover. The trim cover is for covering at least a portion of the vehicle seat and the airbag module. The trim cover includes a burst seam for the airbag member to deploy through the trim cover by rupturing at the burst seam upon inflation of the airbag member. The upper outer liner member and the lower outer liner member control deployment of the inflatable airbag member at least two locations.

Abstract: An airbag device capable of preventing a fish-mouth phenomenon and reducing the weight of a retainer is provided. The inner case has a plurality of holding holes for holding the retainer. The retainer has a bottom surface portion for supporting an airbag and an inflator, a side wall portion that is disposed at the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion and that has a height set to H so that the side wall portion hardly receives a pressure of the airbag when the airbag is inflated and developed, and engagement members that are disposed on the side wall portion and that are engageable with the holding holes. The substantially entirety of the retainer is housed in the inner case when the engagement members are engaged with the holding holes.

Abstract: An airbag cover for a vehicle that includes an airbag cover body that has a tear line to allow the airbag cover body to be torn off when an airbag cushion is deployed, and a bezel ring coupled to the airbag cover body. The airbag cover includes a plurality of separating protrusions having first and second separating protrusions that are formed on the bezel ring to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the bezel ring and to be adjacent to each other. In addition, the separating protrusions have third and fourth separating protrusions adjacent to each other at a position facing the first and second separating protrusions. The separating protrusions include first to fourth separating protrusion insertion apertures that are formed within the airbag cover body to allow the first to fourth separating protrusions to be inserted therein.

Abstract: A trim assembly for covering an airbag, comprising: a carrier provided with a through-opening for the airbag; a surface decor; an inlay applied between the carrier and the surface decor and covering the through-opening, the inlay extending, on one side, beyond an edge of the through-opening to overlap a region of the carrier to form an hinge for an airbag flap formed by the surface decor and the inlay; and a fastening strap for fastening the inlay to the carrier at the overlapping region, wherein it comprises at least one retaining element arranged at the overlapping region, the retaining element cooperating with the inlay for retaining the airbag flap on the carrier upon an opening of the airbag flap.

Abstract: The invention relates to an inflatable airbag arrangement comprising a dashboard body presenting a window, a flap closing the window and being hinged to a transverse hinge edge of the window, and a firing channel fastened to the bottom face of the dashboard body. At least one tie is fastened to the flap and to the firing channel in order to form a hinge and/or in order to limit opening of the flap, and the firing channel includes at least one opening putting an inside face of an edge of the firing channel into communication with an outside face thereof. The tie passes through the opening in order to be fastened by being retained firmly by an outside face of the firing channel while the flap is opening.

Abstract: An automobile airbag door includes a base member, a three-dimensionally knitted inner cushion layer, which is arranged on one side of the base member, and a covering arranged on a side of the inner cushion layer that is opposite to the base member. The base member and the inner cushion layer each have a plurality of cleavage grooves, which serve as starting points of breaking action when the airbag door is pressed by the airbag being deployed and inflated. An outer cushion layer is located between the inner cushion layer and the covering.

Abstract: A side paneling system for a pillar of a motor vehicle is provided. The system includes a side paneling part for covering the pillar and an airbag arranged between the side paneling part and the pillar, at least one connecting element for releasably connecting the side paneling part to the pillar so that with an airbag (10) activating itself the side paneling part can move away from the pillar with the airbag, a catch band that is indirectly or directly connected to the side paneling part, so that the side paneling part is indirectly or directly fastened to the pillar with the catch band even with an activated airbag and the released connecting element. The side paneling part is in two parts with a first part and a second part, so that only the second part can move away from the pillar with the airbag.

Abstract: A garnish mounting apparatus includes a rack formed at a back surface of the garnish and a tether clip for mounting the garnish to the body member at the rack. A slit is formed at the rack, and the tether of the clip extends through the slit. The tether and the slit-defining edge of the rack are movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of the slit and can be brought into engagement with each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the slit. The clip has an engagement span for suppressing a rotational play of the garnish about a longitudinal axis of the garnish between a slit-penetrating portion of the tether and a contact portion of the clip with a bottom wall of the rack. A contact seat plane of the clip with the body member has a width for suppressing rotational play.

Abstract: An inflatable restraint assembly includes a vehicle pillar and a pillar trim component that is attached to the vehicle pillar, the pillar trim component having an upper end. A curtain airbag module has an inflatable curtain portion that is disposed in a stowed configuration prior to deployment and moves to a deployed configuration subsequent to deployment. A guide ramp is disposed between the inflatable curtain portion of the curtain airbag module and the upper end of the pillar trim component. A headliner has an outboard portion that is sandwiched between the guide ramp and the upper end of the pillar trim component prior to deployment of the inflatable curtain portion of the curtain airbag module.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly having a back panel module configured to conceal an air bag module disposed in a seat back. A back panel module may have a back panel and a side panel. The back panel and the side panel may extend along the lateral side of the seat back and form an exterior surface of the back panel module.

Abstract: An airbag includes: a gas introduction portion; and a folded bag-shaped airbag main body capable of being inflated and deployed in a first direction toward an object to be protected, by gas introduced from the gas introduction portion. The folded airbag main body includes: a deployment portion disposed to face a cover; a flow-in portion through which the gas flows from the gas introduction portion into the deployment portion; and a reduction portion disposed to face the gas introduction portion and configured to make the flow-in portion narrower toward a center portion of a main tear line of the cover and guide the gas introduced from the gas introduction portion to the center portion of the main tear line.

Abstract: An airbag module is provided. The airbag module may include an inflator, an inflatable airbag, a housing and a cover. The cover may include a retainer hook and a snap-lock configured to engage the housing.

Abstract: An airbag housing for a vehicle and a manufacturing method thereof may include a main body receiving an airbag configured to expand upon collision of the vehicle and an inflator expanding the airbag, and including an end being open such that expansion of the airbag spreads in one direction, and a door portion coupled with the main body at the end of the main body to form a closed space therebetween in which the airbag and the inflator may be disposed, wherein the door portion may be open by the expansion of the airbag, wherein the door portion may be formed by combining a stiffness portion with a ductile portion, a ductility of which may be higher than a ductility of the stiffness portion.

Abstract: The lining element (10) for a motor vehicle comprises a rigid support element (12) and a covering element (14) covering the support element (12), the covering element (14) comprising a skin (26) intended to be visible to an occupant of the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, the support element (12) defining at least one opening (22) for the deployment of an airbag toward the outside of the lining element (10), a frame (16) being connected to the support element (12) and extending around the periphery of said opening (22), the frame (16) carrying a continuous rib (34) extending from the frame (16) into the covering element (14), along at least a part of the periphery of the opening (22). The rib (34) is connected to the frame (16) by a weakening line (50) enabling the deformation of the rib (34) with respect to the frame (16) in the event of an impact against the lining element (10).

Abstract: Interior panels having integrated airbag doors for motor vehicles are provided. In one example, an interior panel comprises a substrate having an opening. A skin covering and foam cover the substrate. An airbag chute-door assembly is mounted to the substrate and has a front side that faces towards the skin covering and the foam. The airbag chute-door assembly comprises a chute wall that extends from a side opposite the front side. A door flap portion is pivotally connected to the chute wall via a hinge section and at least partially covers the opening. A perimeter flange extends from the chute wall and overlies the substrate. The airbag chute-door assembly has a groove formed in the front side between the door flap portion and the perimeter flange defining a frangible tear seam.

Abstract: A trim element having a visible side (12) formed of a skin (10), the element includes a skin (10) laid on a plastic foam (24) bonded to the skin by a continuous bonding layer (26) formed spontaneously at the skin-foam interface during the foaming operation, the skin (10) has a preferential rupture initiator comprising at least one scored feature. Throughout the region in which the scored feature lays, the bonding layer (26) is in contact only with the skin (10) and the foam (24), and, at the scored feature and in the direction of the thickness of the skin, the bonding layer (26) is laid over the opening with a thickness very much smaller than the depth of the scored feature.

Abstract: The invention relates to an inflatable airbag arrangement comprising a dashboard body presenting a window, a flap closing the window and being hinged to a transverse hinge edge of the window, and a firing channel fastened to the bottom face of the dashboard body. At least one tie is fastened to the flap and to the firing channel in order to form a hinge and/or in order to limit opening of the flap, and the firing channel includes at least one opening putting an inside face of an edge of the firing channel into communication with an outside face thereof. The tie passes through the opening in order to be fastened by being retained firmly by an outside face of the firing channel while the flap is opening.

Abstract: A folded airbag includes an outer circumferential wall which has a passenger side panel section disposed at a passenger side when inflation of the folded airbag is completed and a vehicle body side panel section extending forward from the passenger side panel section when the inflation of the folded airbag is completed, and an inlet opening which is positioned at a front lower side of the vehicle body side panel section when the inflation of the folded airbag is completed. The folded airbag is formed by folding an unfolded airbag body through front-to-back reduction folding that reduces a size of the unfolded folded body in a front-to-back direction so that a length of the folded airbag in a lateral direction is greater than a length of the folded airbag in a front-to-back direction.

Abstract: A vehicle interior panel for use over an airbag includes a substrate having an airbag door region and a decorative covering disposed over the airbag door region. A tear seam is formed in the decorative covering along a path having an end portion that is non-orthogonal with respect to a hinge side of the airbag door region. The tear seam path may include a central portion that lies along a side of the airbag door region opposite the hinge side, along with end portions that form obtuse included angles with the central portion. In some cases, the end portions diverge from a perimeter of the airbag door region and may generally extend along high deployment stress regions of the covering. Tear seams formed along such a path may reduce airbag inflation energy losses associated with tearing the covering material(s) during airbag deployment.

Abstract: Disclosed is an airbag door including: a panel which has tear lines, in which the tear lines include: a first tear line which is extended in a left and right direction of the panel; second tear lines which are extended from left and right end portions of the first tear line in an up and down direction of the panel, respectively; and third tear lines which are extended from upper and lower end portions of the second tear lines toward corners of the panel, respectively, thereby preventing an airbag from being torn by broken parts of the panel of the airbag door when the airbag is deployed.

Abstract: A front pillar trim mounting structure has a front pillar (10), a front pillar trim (30), an airbag (60), and an assist grip (70). The front pillar is provided in the front portion of a vehicle. The front pillar trim (30) covers the front pillar (10) from the inner side of the vehicle. The airbag (60) is located between the front pillar (10) and the front pillar trim (30). The assist grip (70) is attached to the front pillar (10), and is installed on a vehicle inner surface of the front pillar trim (30). The front pillar trim (30) has a first front pillar trim (40), a second front pillar trim (50), and an engagement mechanism (54). The assist grip (70) is installed on the first front pillar trim (40). The second front pillar trim (50) is provided with an opening where the first front pillar trim (40) is installed. The engagement mechanism (54) detachably connects the second front pillar trim (50) to first front pillar trim (40).

Abstract: A panel having a deployable cover for an airbag module is provided. The panel having: an outer layer having a show surface and an inner surface opposite the show surface; a tear seam formed in the outer layer, the tear seam defined by a plurality of holes formed in the outer layer extending from the inner surface towards the show surface, wherein a residual wall thickness of the outer layer is located between each of the plurality of holes and the show surface, wherein the outer layer includes at least one filler material, that exhibits an absorbance of a wavenumber of a laser used to form the plurality of holes.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly having a seat pad, a trim cover, an air bag module, and a pad shield. The air bag module has an air bag, an inflator, and a housing that receives the air bag when the air bag is in a stored condition. The pad shield extends at least partially around the housing. Inflation of the air bag forces the pad shield against the seat pad to inhibit the air bag from contacting at least a portion of the seat pad.

Abstract: A vehicle side airbag device includes: an inflator provided in a side portion on an outside, in a vehicle width direction, of a seat back of a vehicle seat, and generating gas by being activated when a vehicle side collision is detected or anticipated; and a side airbag provided in the side portion, and having front and rear bag portions, the side airbag being inflated and deployed by the gas from the inflator, a shoulder restraining portion provided in an upper portion of the rear bag portion being interposed between a shoulder of a seated occupant and a vehicle body side portion, and an inflated thickness in the vehicle width direction of a region that includes the shoulder restraining portion being expanded by an inflation-suppressing sewn portion applied to the region fraying or tearing due to an increase in internal pressure of the rear bag portion.

Abstract: In this instrument panel, a groove portion for forming an intended splitting portion in the door main body portion of the airbag door is formed at a cover layer side of the door main body portion. Therefore, when the door main body portion inverts from the recessed shape to a protruding shape due to inflation pressure of an airbag, the groove portion is stretched in the curvature direction of the door main body portion. As a result, stress arising at the intended splitting portion is dispersed, and splitting of the intended splitting portion before the door main body portion has completely inverted to the protruding shape is prevented. Therefore, unintended interference between a front side door portion and a rear side door portion may be prevented.

Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag, an inflator, a retainer and an airbag cover. The airbag is usually folded, and expands and develops in an emergency. The inflator supplies gas to the airbag. The retainer secures the airbag and the inflator. The airbag cover houses the airbag. The airbag cover has a plate-like part and an inner case. The plate-like part constitutes the interior surface of a vehicle. The inner case is disposed on the rear surface of the plate-like part and constitutes an expansion and development path for the airbag. The inner case has a plurality of retaining holes for retaining the retainer. The retainer has a roughly planar-shaped support body capable of being stored within the inner case and an annular belt-like body inserted into the retaining holes and attached to the support body.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for folding an airbag (1) for placement in an airbag module for a motor vehicle. The method involves folding the airbag (1), exposing the airbag (1) to moisture, compressing the airbag (1), and simultaneously extracting the moisture. Moisture in liquid or vapor form can be introduced before or after folding the airbag. Further disclosed is a device for folding the airbag.

Abstract: A vehicle seat including: a side cover; a front cover; a side airbag module; and a webbing including a looped portion that is formed by a length direction middle portion of the webbing being folded into a loop and that sandwiches the sewn portion from both sides in the seat width direction, loop end portions at the both sides of the looped portion being sewn to the sewn portion, a weak portion being formed in the looped portion, one end side of the webbing being disposed at the seat width direction outer side relative to the side airbag when the side airbag is deployed, the other end side of the webbing being disposed at the seat width direction inner side relative to the deployed side airbag, and the webbing transferring deployment pressure received from the side airbag to the sewn portion and the weak portion as tension force.