Patent ID: 7390017

Claim:
An occupant restraining device comprising: a shielding member adapted to be released from a peripheral edge structure of a window of vehicle to shield the inner side of the window; and a release mechanism for releasing the shielding member from a housed state to shield the window, wherein: the shielding member is housed in a vertical portion extending generally vertically on the front side or the rear side of the window peripheral edge structure; the release mechanism is arranged in a lower portion of the peripheral edge structure while being connected to the shielding member, and moves a connection portion to the shielding member along the lower portion of the peripheral edge structure upon deployment of the shielding member; the occupant restraining device includes a path arranged in the lower portion of the peripheral edge structure; the connection portion of the release mechanism and the shielding mechanism move along the path; and a closing portion openably covers the path.