Patent ID: 7059629

Claim:
A window air bag system, comprising: an air bag which is stored in a folded state along a pillar portion of a vehicle body and a roof side rail and is designed to be inflated into the shape of a curtain in a lateral region of a passenger compartment by being supplied with gas from an inflator; and a hollow energy-absorbing member which is disposed along a longitudinal direction of the pillar portion between the pillar portion and a garnish for covering the pillar portion in such a manner as to be contiguous to a position where the air bag is stored in a folded state between the pillar portion and the garnish, wherein the pillar portion is an A-pillar or a C-pillar and a portion of the air bag stored in a folded state in the pillar portion is made from a base cloth having no inflatable portion, such that said portion is able to pass through a gap between said pillar and a pillar garnish easily and quickly so as to reduce the time required until completion of deployment of the air bag; wherein a guide surface for guiding the air bag during deployment of the air bag is formed on one lateral surface of the energy-absorbing member; and wherein said portion of the air bag stored in a folded state in said pillar portion is disposed substantially parallel to the guide surface.