Patent ID: 8616579
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A side airbag configured to be deployed and inflated between a door of a vehicle and a vehicle occupant in a lateral direction of the vehicle, the side air bag comprising: an arm facing section, provided at an upper end of the side air bag, that rises upward as the side air bag inflates, the arm facing section having a dented shape extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and configured to accommodate an arm of a vehicle occupant; and a tether extending between the arm facing section and a lower portion of the side air bag, the tether being a cord member, one end of which being connected to the arm facing section and an opposite end of which being connected to the lower portion of the side air bag at a position close to a rear of the side air bag in side view of the vehicle with respect to the one end.