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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kazuki Sugie, Miyoshi, JP;
Masanobu Ohmi, Kasugai, JP;
Seiji Yamamoto, Seto, JP;
Yoshiaki Matsumura, Toyota, JP;
Kosuke Sakakibara, Toyota, JP;
Misato Kinoshita, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An occupant protection apparatus includes: an airbag configured to be stored in a head rest or a seat back of a vehicle seat, and the airbag being formed as a single bag that is configured to cover a head of an occupant and including a front inflating part and a right and left pair of lateral inflating parts; a three-point seat belt device including webbing equipped with a lap belt and a shoulder belt, and a belt take-up mechanism, and the belt take-up mechanism applying tension to the webbing; and a control unit that, in the event that an impact to the vehicle has been predicted or detected, activates the belt take-up mechanism before inflating and deploying the airbag.