Patent ID: 7584990

Claim:
A passenger constraining apparatus comprising: a passenger constraining belt configured to be pulled around a front side of a passenger and around a lateral side of the head of the passenger located in a vehicle seat having a seatback, wherein the passenger constraining belt comprises an inflatable portion configured such that at least a portion of the inflatable portion is arranged near the lateral side of the head of the passenger; and a push-up device for pushing up the inflatable portion, wherein the push-up device is configured to be provided on an upper portion of the seatback, wherein the push-up device comprises: a belt guide in which the inflatable portion is passed through; a guiding member extending downward from the belt guide and being supported so as to be capable of rising with respect to the seatback; a rotating member arranged on an upper side of the inflatable portion which is drawn over the belt guide, wherein the rotating member is rotatably attached to the belt guide at a first end side so that a second end side of the rotating member can rotate upward; a lever section projecting from the first end side of the rotating member, wherein the lever section is configured to move downward when the second end side of the rotating member is rotated upward; and an abutment member configured to be provided on the upper portion of the seatback so that the lever section comes into abutment with the abutment member when the lever section is rotated.