Patent ID: 6378896
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A side air bag apparatus comprising:a single air bag unit mounted in a side door of a vehicle including a side air bag expandable between an occupant in a vehicle occupant compartment and said side door when a side impact detecting means of said vehicle detects a side impact; an inflator providing a gas for expansion of said side air bag, said side air bag and said inflator being respectively contained in an upper portion and a lower portion of said air bag unit, upper attaching means and lower attaching means for securing said air bag unit to an inner panel of said side door; a reinforcing member provided between said air bag unit and said inner panel covering an upper attaching portion to which said air bag unit is attached by said upper attaching means and a lower attaching portion to which said air bag unit is attached by said lower attaching means; wherein said air bag unit is located inside an impact bar in a width direction of said vehicle and a distance between said impact bar and said lower attaching means in a vertical direction is smaller than a distance between said impact bar and said upper attaching means in the vertical direction and wherein said air bag containing portion of said air bag unit is formed to protrude toward said inner panel more than said inflator-containing portion, and a first opening portion is formed in said inner panel and opposed to the resultant protruding portion of the air bag containing portion, and said reinforcing member is formed in a frame shape surrounding said first opening portion.