Patent ID: 7195276
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An occupant protection system for protecting an occupant, comprising: a gas generator for ejecting gas, a tubular duct connected to the gas generator and extending above a vehicle cabin to cross in a width direction thereof, said tubular duct having a plurality of vent holes oriented downwardly therefrom, and a deployable body for deploying downwardly from above into the vehicle cabin in a vertically and laterally deployed state, said deployable body comprising a bag to be inflated to a predetermined size for receiving the occupant after the bag deploys downwardly by a predetermined length, said bag including a plurality of ducts connected to and communicating with the respective vent holes of the tubular duct, columnar inflatable portions extending vertically to directly communicate with the respective ducts, and beam-shaped inflatable portions extending laterally to intersect and communicate with the columnar inflatable portions so that the deployed body extends vertically by the columnar inflatable portions immediately when the gas is ejected to the deployed body, and then the bag is inflated.