Patent ID: 8651518
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A rear seat side airbag device comprising: a recess portion formed in a seat frame fabricated of resin, the seat frame being disposed at an inner side of a side support portion of a seatback of a rear seat, and a seatback forward side of the recess portion being open; a module case fabricated of metal that is formed in a box shape, the module case being accommodated in the recess portion such that the seatback forward side of the module case is an open side, such that an upper wall portion of the module case is disposed at the inner side of an interior wall upper portion of the recess portion, and such that a lower wall portion of the module case is disposed at the inner side of an interior wall lower portion of the recess portion; an inflator that is accommodated in the module case and that produces gas when operated; and a side airbag that is accommodated in the module case in a folded state and that is deployed to the seatback forward side when the gas flows into the side airbag, wherein the upper wall portion and lower wall portion of the module case are provided standing at positions spaced apart from an upper end and a lower end of the side airbag in the folded state such that a tip edge of the upper wall portion of the module case and a tip edge of the lower wall portion of the module case are spaced apart from a surface of the side airbag in the deployed state.