Patent ID: 8047565
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A side airbag apparatus provided in the vicinity of a top of a seat back of a vehicle seat, comprising: an airbag; a storage portion storing the airbag; and an inflator located in the airbag, wherein the airbag has an attachment portion attached to the inflator, wherein the airbag is stored in the storage portion in such a manner that, when supplied with gas from the inflator, the airbag is inflated and deployed forward, upward, and downward from the storage portion, wherein the airbag is stored in the storage portion after being folded in the procedure including: folding the flatly developed airbag by accordion folding along lines extending an up-down direction; folding a part below the attachment portion to form a roll folded portion; accordion folding a part above the attachment portion and overlapping the accordion folded part onto the front side of roll folded portion; and folding the airbag into a size storable in the storage portion.