Patent ID: 7192050
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A side airbag for protecting an occupant seated on a seat of a vehicle, comprising: an airbag main body, wherein, when an impact that is equal to or greater than a predetermined value is applied to a body side portion of the vehicle, the airbag main body is deployed between the occupant and the body side portion, wherein the airbag main body has a predetermined inflation space; and a pressure adjuster for adjusting an internal pressure of the inflation space, wherein the pressure adjuster includes a passage provided in a joined section, at which opposing sections of the airbag main body are joined, and wherein the passage permits gas in the inflation space to pass therethrough to the outside of the inflation space, wherein the joined section is a sewn portion at which opposing sections of the airbag main body are sewn to each other, the sewn portion being formed by using a sewing thread at a predetermined sewing pitch, and wherein the passage is an interstice that is formed between the opposing sections of the airbag main body according to the sewing pitch.