Patent ID: 6851505

Claim:
An occupant protective apparatus, comprising: a vehicle body including a portion to be deformed on receiving a collision load and a separate member for transmitting said collision load, said portion being formed at least in front of a vehicle room wherein the separate member is deformable after said portion is deformed to thereby allow for control over deceleration of said vehicle room on receiving said collision load; an engine made of a rigid body supported on said vehicle body, wherein said engine is attached to said separate member so as to be movable together backward relative to said vehicle body on receiving said collision load; a seat supported on said vehicle body so as to be movable in the back-and-forth direction of said vehicle body, said seat including a seat belt for constraining an occupant seated on said seat; a power transmission mechanism transmitting the backward movement of said engine to said seat, to thereby move said seat backward, wherein the power transmission mechanism is a cable; and a guide fixed to the vehicle body, around which the cable is drawn back, one end of said cable affixed to said seat.