Patent ID: 8678429

Claim:
An occupant protection device comprising: an airbag that is stored in a center pad of a steering wheel of a vehicle and is expandable toward an occupant side upon an impact due to a collision of the vehicle, wherein the center pad is disposed to have a non-rotating structure independent from the steering wheel; the airbag includes an extension portion disposed on at least one edge of the airbag in a width direction of the vehicle and expandable to extend toward a rear side of the vehicle; the airbag further includes at least a head protection portion that protects a head of the occupant, and a chest protection portion that protects a chest of the occupant; the extension portion disposed on at least one edge of the airbag in a width direction of the vehicle is disposed in the head protection portion; and the airbag further includes an extension portion disposed at an upper edge of the airbag and expandable to extend toward a rear side of the vehicle to cover a top of the occupant's head.