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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2016
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yasushi Masuda, Kiyosu, JP;
Shigeyuki Suzuki, Kiyosu, JP;
Akira Endo, Kiyosu, JP;
Yuji Matsuzaki, Kiyosu, JP;
Takayuki Umeyama, Kiyosu, JP;
TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
A far-side airbag apparatus includes: an airbag which is fixed via a fixed portion set in a rear end portion of the airbag, and protects an upper body of an occupant, who sits on a vehicle seat positioned apart from a side wall portion of a vehicle in which multiple vehicle seats are provided side by side in a width direction, by deploying and inflating the airbag diagonally forward and upward from the fixed portion between adjacent vehicle seats via inflating gas which is supplied from a gas generator according to a side impact applied to the side wall portion of the vehicle, wherein a rear lower portion of the airbag is formed as a support portion that has a high rigidity and supports an upper portion positioned higher than the rear lower portion of the airbag.