OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE
First Claim
1. An occupant protection device comprising:
- a three-point seat belt configured to restrain an occupant seated in a seat of a vehicle;
a waist air bag provided on the seat belt, the waist air bag being deployable in front of a waist of the occupant; and
an anterior air bag deployable on a front side of the waist air bag in such a manner that a load of a collapsing upper body of the occupant seated in the seat acts on the anterior air bag,wherein the waist air bag is deployable so as to be stiffer than the anterior air bag that has been deployed, in such a manner that the waist air bag is pushed towards the waist by the anterior air bag deformed by the load of the collapsing upper body acting on the anterior air bag.
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Abstract
An occupant protection device including a three-point seat belt, a waist air bag, and an anterior air bag. The three-point seat belt restrains an occupant seated in a seat of an automobile. The waist air bag is provided on the seat belt and deployable in front of a waist of the occupant. The anterior air bag is deployable on a front side of the waist air bag in such a manner that a load of a collapsing upper body of the occupant seated in the seat acts on the anterior air bag. The waist air bag is deployable so as to be stiffer than the deployed anterior air bag, in such a manner that the waist air bag is pushed towards the waist by the anterior air bag deformed by the load of the collapsing upper body acting on the anterior air bag.
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1. An occupant protection device comprising:
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a three-point seat belt configured to restrain an occupant seated in a seat of a vehicle; a waist air bag provided on the seat belt, the waist air bag being deployable in front of a waist of the occupant; and an anterior air bag deployable on a front side of the waist air bag in such a manner that a load of a collapsing upper body of the occupant seated in the seat acts on the anterior air bag, wherein the waist air bag is deployable so as to be stiffer than the anterior air bag that has been deployed, in such a manner that the waist air bag is pushed towards the waist by the anterior air bag deformed by the load of the collapsing upper body acting on the anterior air bag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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