Patent ID: 7669891
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle occupant protection system comprising: a seat belt apparatus comprising: a shoulder belt restraining an occupant of a vehicle diagonally from one of shoulders to a chest; and a lap belt restraining a waist of the occupant; an upper air bag which is housed in the shoulder belt, and is inflated from the shoulder belt toward a front of the vehicle upon detection or prediction of a vehicle collision; a lower air bag which is housed in the lap belt, and is inflated from the lap belt toward the front of the vehicle upon detection or prediction of the vehicle collision; and an inflation limiting structure which is provided in the lower air bag and limits inflation of a part of the lower air bag in a vehicle back-and-forth direction when the lower air bag is inflated, wherein when the vehicle collision is detected or predicted, the upper and lower air bags are inflated and vertically come into contact with each other, and an upper part of the inflated lower air bag positioned above the inflation limiting structure is pressed by the upper air bag and bends toward the front of the vehicle at the inflation limiting structure.