Patent ID: 7401364

Claim:
A vehicle airbag apparatus that is put on a passenger's body in advance for absorbing an impact against the passenger comprising: a wearing member for wearing by the passenger; an airbag body provided on the wearing member; an inflator for inflating and deploying the airbag body; an emergency locking retractor device provided on a vehicle body; an activation switch; a connecting cable member having a first end for connecting to said activation switch and said inflator and a second end connected to said emergency locking refractor device, said emergency locking refractor device including means for winding the connecting cable member so that tension is created in the connecting cable member, and means for releasing the connecting cable member from the activation switch when a tensile strength of a predetermined value or greater is exerted on the connecting cable member, wherein the activation switch is activated to operate the inflator to inflate and deploy the airbag body.