Patent ID: 7566072

Claim:
An occupant restraining apparatus comprising: an occupant restraining belt to be pulled around a front side of an occupant by a lateral side of the occupant's head and including an inflatable portion at least at a portion arranged on the lateral side of the occupant's head; and a push-up device for pushing up the inflatable portion, the push-up device being provided on an upper surface portion of a seatback, wherein the push-up device comprises: a first lever having an upper arm portion and a lower arm portion arranged respectively on an upper side and a lower side on one half side in the direction of the width of the belt and a connecting portion connecting the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion and arranged on a lateral side of the one half side of the belt, a second lever having an upper arm portion and a lower arm portion arranged respectively on an upper side and a lower side on the other half side in the direction of the width of the belt and a connecting portion connecting the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion and arranged on a lateral side of the other half side of the belt, a first pivotably supporting portion for rotatably supporting the connecting portion of the first lever to an upper portion of the seatback, a second pivotably supporting portion for rotatably supporting the connecting portion of the second lever to the upper portion of the seatback, and a hanging member hung across the lower arm portion of the first lever and the lower arm portion of the second lever for being tensed between the lower arm portions and pushing up the belt when the respective levers rotate and the respective lower arm portions rise upward with respect to the respective pivotably supporting portions.