Patent ID: 6843502

Claim:
An occupant restraint system in a vehicle, said system comprising: an airbag that is disposed in a folded state along an upper edge of a door opening of a vehicle body; an inflator in the vehicle comprising a gas generator which generates a gas when the vehicle is involved in a collision, the gas operable to inflate the airbag so that the airbag is deployed in a curtain shape along an inner face of a side of an occupant compartment; and at least one impact absorbing member; wherein in the deployed configuration thereof, the airbag comprises a plurality of cells that are defined by a connecting part and are inflated by the gas generated by the inflator, said impact absorbing member comprises a structurally reinforced pillar garnish which is formed with impact absorbing ribs on a face thereof opposite from said occupant compartment, and at least one end parts of the cells is positioned in the vicinity of said impact absorbing member.