Patent ID: 7513524
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising: a seat belt restraint device including a shoulder belt portion and a lap belt portion; and an air bag restraint apparatus including a first deploying portion deploying between a location of a vehicle occupant and a portion of a vehicle in the vehicle, and a second deploying portion deploying in a manner related to the first deploying portion, with at least the first deploying portion deploying out from the shoulder belt portion and the shoulder belt portion and the lap belt portion being located closer to the location of the vehicle occupant than the first deploying portion and the second deploying portion, the second deploying portion providing a support for the first deploying portion to receive at least a part of a load acting on the first deploying portion from a location of a head of the vehicle occupant, wherein the first deploying portion and the second deploying portion are arranged in a vertical direction, and the second deploying portion is adapted to be in contact with femoral regions of the location of the vehicle occupant during deployment of the second deploying portion.