Patent ID: 6695342
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A head protecting airbag device comprising an airbag folded and housed above the upper edge of a window inside of a vehicle and expanded while being extended to cover the inner side of said window when it admits an inflating gas,wherein said airbag includes: a body portion for covering the inner side of a side window positioned on the side face of the vehicle; and a sheet-shaped flexible extension portion arranged on at least the front of said body portion and extending on the inner side generally perpendicular to said side window so that it can be arranged in front of a passenger when said airbag expands, wherein said body portion fixes the upper edge upon completion of the expansion on the body side while allowing the lower edge upon completion of the expansion to move generally perpendicular to said side window, and wherein said extension portion is fixed at its leading end, removed from said body portion, on the vehicle body and housed in a roof portion over the front side of the passenger such that it can protrude downward along with said body portion housed above the upper edge of said side window.