Occupant protection apparatus
First Claim
1. An occupant protection apparatus for protecting an occupant sitting on a seat adjacent to a side door of a vehicle body, comprising:
- push-up means disposed in the seat for pushing up a part of a hip portion of the occupant adjacent to the side door when a side collision or a rollover of the vehicle occurs.
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Abstract
An occupant protection apparatus protects an occupant sitting on a seat adjacent to a side door of a vehicle when a side collision or a rollover occurs. The occupant protection apparatus includes a push-up device for pushing up a part of a hip portion of the occupant adjacent to the side door when the side collision or the rollover occurs. In the occupant protection apparatus, when the side collision of the vehicle occurs, the push-up means pushes up the part of the occupant'"'"'s hip to tilt an upper body of the occupant away from the side door. It is preferable that the push-up device includes an inflatable bag and a gas generator for inflating the bag.
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7 Claims
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1. An occupant protection apparatus for protecting an occupant sitting on a seat adjacent to a side door of a vehicle body, comprising:
push-up means disposed in the seat for pushing up a part of a hip portion of the occupant adjacent to the side door when a side collision or a rollover of the vehicle occurs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An occupant protection apparatus for protecting an occupant, comprising:
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a seat situated adjacent to a side door of a vehicle, and push-up means disposed inside the seat for pushing up a part of a hip portion of the occupant adjacent to the side door when a side collision or a rollover of the vehicle occurs, said push-up means including an inflatable bag situated at a door side of the seat and a gas generator attached to the inflatable bag for inflating the same. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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