Patent ID: 9376040
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: B60N,B60R

Claim Text:
1. A vehicular seat for use with a seated occupant in a vehicle, the vehicular seat comprising: a seat cushion; a first expanding portion that is provided in the seat cushion on one side of the seat cushion with respect to a seat width direction center and configured to expand and deploy in response to receiving a supply of gas, the first expanding portion being configured to be disposed under the right thigh of the seated occupant; a second expanding portion that is provided in the seat cushion on the other side thereof with respect to the seat width direction center and configured to expand and deploy in response to receiving the supply of gas, the second expanding portion opposing the first expanding portion across a central space portion in the seat width direction when expanding and deploying, the second expanding portion being configured to be disposed under the left thigh of the seated occupant; and a gas supplying device configured to, when actuated in response to a frontal impact of the vehicle, supply gas to the first expanding portion and the second expanding portion; a third expanding portion configured to allow fluid communication between the first expanding portion and the second expanding portion; and an annular airbag that has an annular shape that surrounds the central space portion as seen in plan view, a portion of the annular airbag being formed of the first, second and third expanding portions.