Autoliv Development Ab

Shotetsu Sen

Yuto Kobayashi

Makoto Fuma

Naoki Hatakeyama

Problem: To provide a side airbag apparatus which can prevent the deterioration of the neck damage value of a passenger during a side collision or sufficiently protect the waist of the passenger. Resolution Means: A side airbag apparatusinstalled in a vehicle, including: a bag shaped cushionwhich is housed in a seat backof a vehicle seatand expanded and deployed on the side of the vehicle seat utilizing gas supplied from an inflator; and a holding partfor retaining the shape in the housed state of the cushion, wherein the cushion is wound or folded in a long shape in the vertical direction of the vehicle and housed in the seat back in the shape with the upper partthereof further folded back to the anterior of the vehicle, and wherein the holding part retains the upper part or lower part of the cushion which is folded back to the anterior of the vehicle.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Shotetsu Sen