Patent ID: 7500694

Claim:
A side airbag device for a vehicle comprising: an airbag which is deployed in event of an accident and, in the deployed state, covers a side wall section of the vehicle, the airbag including at least one usable chamber covering the side wall section and first and second positioning chambers which form first and second deployment control mechanisms, the first positioning chamber is deployed on a side of the airbag facing away from a vehicle occupant and the second positioning chamber is deployed on a side of the airbag facing the vehicle occupant, wherein the airbag is fitted above a vehicle pillar trim and the first deployment control mechanism is configured to deflect the airbag past an obstacle during deployment in a downwards direction, the obstacle being a vehicle pillar trim, and wherein the second deployment control mechanism is configured to press the airbag in a region outside the obstacle in a direction of the side wall section.