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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2017
Autoliv Development Ab, Vargarda, SE;
Yuto Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Taguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
A side airbag device for restraining an occupant at an initial stage of airbag deployment. A seatback includes a side support portion that bulges out in a vehicle advancement direction on a vehicle width direction side portion. A side frame having a frame side wall that extends in the vehicle advancement direction when a horizontal section is disposed in the interior of the side support portion. The side airbag device is housed on a vehicle width direction inner side of the frame side wall. An inflator is provided on the vehicle width direction inner side of the frame side wall to supply inflation gas to the airbag. An internal vent hole through which the inflation gas flows from a sub-chamber into a main chamber is provided in a partition between the main chamber and the sub-chamber. The sub-chamber deploys so as to overlap the frame side wall when seen from the side of the vehicle. The main chamber deploys without overlapping the frame side wall when seen from the side of the vehicle.