Patent ID: 9616841
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A side airbag device installed in a vehicle seat and configured to deploy an airbag between an occupant and a door, the air bag comprising: a first base fabric constituting one of right and left side surfaces of the airbag opposed to each other in a lateral direction; a second base fabric opposed to the first base fabric, constituting the other of the right and left side surfaces of the airbag, and constituting an inflatable envelope together with the first base fabric; a partition fabric provided between the first base fabric and the second base fabric, attached to the first base fabric and the second base fabric at side edges, and partitioning the inflatable envelope into a first inflatable compartment and a second inflatable compartment located below the first inflatable compartment; and a valve mechanism provided in the partition fabric and configured to open to connect the first inflatable compartment and the second inflatable compartment only when the first inflatable compartment is fully inflated.