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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2007
Makoto Sekizuka, Toyota, JP;
Takuya Nezaki, Mizunami, JP;
Atsushi Hiroshige, Okazaki, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An objective is to inflate an inflation portion to an upward position, corresponding with a temple area of an occupant, at the time of a side impact. At a shoulder portion of a seatbackof a vehicle seat, there is an inflation-time cross-sectional shape regulation component, through which an occupant restraint webbingpasses. The occupant restraint webbinghas an inflation portionthat corresponds with a cephalic regionH of an occupantat the time of inflation. At the time of inflation of the inflation portion, the inflation-time cross-sectional shape regulation componentregulates such that a cross-sectional shape of the inflation portionis an oblong shape which is long in a vertical direction. Therefore, an inflated shape of the inflation portionis regulated by the inflation-time cross-sectional shape regulation componentat the time of the side impact, and the inflation portioncan be caused to inflate up to a position corresponding with a temple portionS of the occupant. Thus, inertial force in a vehicle lateral direction of the cephalic regionH of the occupantcan be absorbed by the inflation portion