JP2018161974A - Occupant protection device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further improve occupant protection performance.SOLUTION: An occupant protection device 10 has a front waist airbag 21 which is extended to the front of a waist part of an occupant seated on a seat 4 of an automobile 1, and an upper airbag 31 that is extended to be brought into contact or contactable with the upper side or the front side of the front waist airbag 21 and on which a load of a falling upper body of the occupant seated on the seat 4 acts. The front waist airbag 21 is pushed-up toward the waist part by the upper airbag 31 which is extended to be harder than the upper airbag 31 and is deformed by acting the load of the falling upper body thereon.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for protecting an occupant seated on a seat in an automobile.

As an apparatus for protecting an occupant seated on a seat in an automobile, there is an apparatus using a seat belt or a front airbag (Patent Document 1).
The seat belt is generally a three-point type, and has a lap portion around the waist of an occupant seated on the seat and a shoulder portion that is struck in front of the upper body. Then, before the collision, the seat belt is wound up by a retractor to reduce slack, and the feeding of the seat belt is restricted at the time of the collision. Thereby, it can operate | move so that the passenger | crew's body which is going to move ahead from a seat | sheet at the time of a collision may be hold | maintained in the state seated on the seat | sheet.
The front airbag is provided on a handle or dashboard provided in front of the seat in the passenger compartment, and is deployed rearward toward the seat. The upper body of the occupant who falls forward in the event of a collision is supported by the deployed front airbag to absorb the impact.

JP 2010-235009 A

However, even if such an occupant protection device is used, it cannot be properly protected in all collision modes.
For example, even in a frontal collision, an occupant seated on the seat may move forward due to the impact of the collision. And if the occupant's waist slides and moves forward from the seating position of the seat, the upper body that tries to fall forward around it with the waist as the axis falls forward from the state approaching the front airbag It will be. In this case, the contact state between the front airbag and the upper body is different from that assumed when the waist is in the seating position of the seat.

Therefore, it is conceivable to hold the occupant's waist from the front so that the occupant's waist does not slide forward from the seating position of the seat.
However, for example, if the waist is pressed from the front, the abdomen will be pressed from the front. In the human body, the abdomen has no skeleton. For example, if the central part of the abdomen is pressed from the front, partial and local pressure acts on the central part of the abdomen. Moreover, even if the seat is pressed from the front, the occupant's waist easily slides forward from the seating position of the seat.
Further, the position and range of the lumbar portion of the occupant seated on the seat differ depending on the adjustment position of the front and rear of the seat on the vehicle body, the body shape of the occupant seated on the seat, the seating posture of the occupant, and the like. For this reason, it is not easy to press the abdomen with an appropriate pressure.

  Thus, in the occupant protection device, further improvement in occupant protection performance is required.

  An occupant protection device according to the present invention includes a front waist airbag that is deployed in front of a waist portion of an occupant seated on a vehicle seat, and is deployed in contact with or in contact with an upper side or a front side of the front waist airbag. An upper airbag on which a load on the upper body of the occupant seated on the body acts, and the waist airbag is deployed in a harder state than the upper airbag, and the load on the upper body on which the body falls is applied. It is pushed toward the waist by the upper airbag which is deformed by the above.

  Preferably, the upper airbag expands larger than the front waist airbag, and when the upper body body falls, the upper airbag turns to the front side of the front waist airbag and pushes the front waist airbag backwards. Good.

  Preferably, the upper airbag is deployed forward of the front waist airbag.

  Preferably, the front airbag is deployed with a lateral width corresponding to a waist part of an occupant seated on the seat, and the upper airbag is deployed with a lateral width wider than the front airbag.

  Preferably, the front waist airbag is curved and deployed so as to hit both left and right side portions of a waist portion of an occupant seated on the seat.

  Preferably, the front waist airbag is composed of a right front waist airbag and a left front waist airbag that are deployed from both left and right sides of a waist portion of an occupant seated on the seat, and the right front waist airbag and the left front airbag. The front waist airbag may be deployed so as to hit the left and right sides of the occupant's waist.

In the present invention, the front airbag is deployed in front of the waist of the occupant seated on the vehicle seat, and the upper airbag is deployed in contact with or in contact with the upper side or front side of the front waist airbag. Thereby, when the waist part of the passenger | crew who seated on the seat tries to move ahead etc., a waist part hits a front waist airbag and becomes difficult to move. The lumbar portion of the occupant seated on the seat is difficult to slide forward from the seated position of the seat regardless of the adjustment position of the front and rear of the seat on the vehicle body, the seating position and posture on the seat before deployment, and the body shape of the occupant. As a result, the occupant's waist is easily held in a position in contact with the front waist airbag during a collision.
Moreover, if the upper body of the occupant seated on the seat at the time of the collision is about to fall forward, the upper body falls into the upper airbag. The upper airbag is deformed by the action of a body load that falls, and pushes the front waist airbag toward the waist.
These actions make it difficult for the occupant's upper body, particularly the waist, to move forward in the event of a collision. The upper body of the occupant falls forward, for example, around the waist that is stable at the seating position in the case of a frontal collision, and the behavior of the upper body approaches a desired one. And the upper body which falls forward around the waist | hip | lumbar part in a seating position can be supported by an upper airbag etc., and an impact can be absorbed.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an automobile to which an occupant protection device according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the behavior of an occupant in a full-wrap frontal collision. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a state in which the upper body falls down while the occupant's waist is in the seating position of the seat. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the occupant protection device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a deployed state of the front waist airbag and the upper airbag in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the deployment control of the front waist airbag and the upper airbag in FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a deployed state of the front waist airbag and the upper airbag according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a deployed state of the right front airbag, the left front airbag, and the upper airbag according to the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an automobile 1 to which an occupant protection device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applicable.

  The automobile 1 is an example of a vehicle. The automobile 1 has a vehicle body 3 in which a passenger compartment 2 is formed. The passenger compartment 2 is provided with two front seats 4 and a rear seat 4 that are provided forward in the passenger compartment 2 and on which the passengers sit. On the left and right sides of the passenger compartment 2, doors 5 that are opened and closed for passengers to get on and off are provided. In front of the front seat 4, a dashboard 6 having a length corresponding to the left and right width of the passenger compartment 2 is provided. A center console 7 is provided between the two front seats 4.

By the way, in such a motor vehicle 1, a device for protecting an occupant seated on the seat 4 when a collision with another vehicle or the like is provided.
FIG. 1 shows a seat belt 19 and a front airbag 16.
The seat belt 19 is generally a three-point system. The three-point seat belt 19 has a lap portion around the waist of an occupant seated on the seat 4 and a shoulder portion that is worn in front of the upper body. Then, before the collision, the seat belt 19 is wound up by a retractor (not shown) to reduce sagging, and further, the feeding of the seat belt 19 is restricted at the time of the collision. Thereby, it can operate | move so that the passenger | crew's body which is going to move ahead from the seat 4 at the time of a collision may be held in the state seated on the seat 4.
The front airbag 16 is provided on a handle or dashboard 6 provided in front of the seat 4 in the passenger compartment 2 and is deployed rearward toward the seat 4. The upper body of the occupant who falls forward during a collision can be supported by the deployed front airbag 16 to absorb the impact.

However, even if such an occupant protection device 10 is used, the occupant cannot be properly protected in all collision modes.
For example, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the behavior of an occupant in a frontal collision.
When a frontal collision occurs while the occupant is seated on the seat 4, as shown in FIG. 2A, a force to move relatively forward acts on the occupant seated on the seat 4 due to the impact of the collision. .
If the occupant is not pressed by the seat belt 19 at this time, the occupant's waist moves from the seating position of the seat 4 to the front as shown in FIG.
Then, the occupant's waist is stopped, for example, with the kneecap hitting the dashboard 6, and the upper body of the occupant falls forward around the lumbar at that position, as shown in FIG. 2 (C). Become.

On the other hand, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a state in which the upper body of the occupant falls while the occupant's waist is in the seating position of the seat 4.
The contact state of the upper body with respect to the front airbag 16 in FIG. 2C is different from that assumed in the case where the waist is in the sitting position, as is apparent from comparison with FIG. The upper body of the occupant falls forward at a position approaching the front airbag 16. The contact state between the deployed front airbag 16 and the upper body is different from that when it is assumed that the waist is at the seating position of the seat 4. In this case, the deployed front airbag 16 may not be able to absorb the impact by supporting the upper body that has fallen down properly.
In addition, the upper body suddenly falls forward in a short time after the movement of the waist has stopped.

Therefore, it is conceivable to hold the occupant's waist from the front so that the occupant's waist does not slide and move forward from the seating position of the seat 4.
However, for example, if the waist is pressed from the front, the abdomen will be pressed from the front. In the human body, the abdomen has no skeleton. For example, if the central part of the abdomen is pressed from the front, partial and local pressure acts on the central part of the abdomen. Moreover, even if the seat is pressed from the front, the occupant's waist easily slides forward from the seating position of the seat 4.
Further, the position and range of the waist of the occupant seated on the seat 4 vary depending on the adjustment position of the front and rear of the seat 4 on the vehicle body, the body shape of the occupant seated on the seat 4, the seating posture of the occupant, and the like. For this reason, it is not easy to press the abdomen with an appropriate pressure.

  Thus, the occupant protection device 10 is required to further improve the occupant protection performance.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the occupant protection device 10 according to the first embodiment.

In FIG. 4, an automatic operation control device 40 is shown together with the occupant protection device 10. The automatic driving control device 40 includes an outside vehicle image sensor 41, an automatic driving control unit 42, a steering actuator 43, a brake actuator 44, and a power source 45.
For example, the outside image sensor 41 images the front of the vehicle body 3. Thereby, for example, another vehicle body approaching from the front with respect to the traveling vehicle body 3 can be captured as an image.
The steering actuator 43 drives the steering device of the automobile 1 instead of the steering wheel.
The brake actuator 44 drives the braking device of the automobile 1 instead of the brake pedal.
The power source 45 is, for example, a gasoline engine or an electric motor.
The automatic operation control unit 42 automatically controls the traveling of the automobile 1. The automatic operation control unit 42 controls the steering actuator 43, the brake actuator 44, and the power source 45, for example, according to the travel route information to the destination. Further, the automatic operation control unit 42 identifies an approaching object based on the image of the vehicle exterior image sensor 41 and predicts a collision with the approaching object. When a collision with an approaching object is predicted, the automatic operation control unit 42 controls the steering actuator 43, the brake actuator 44, and the power source 45 so as to avoid the collision.

  4 includes an occupant position sensor 11, a G sensor 12, a timer 13, an occupant protection control unit 14, a front airbag device 15, a three-point seat belt device 18, a waist airbag device 20, and an upper airbag device. 30.

  The occupant protection control unit 14 includes an outside image sensor 41, an automatic operation control unit 42, an occupant position sensor 11, a G sensor 12, a timer 13, a front airbag device 15, a three-point seat belt device 18, a front waist airbag device 20, An upper airbag device 30 is connected.

  The occupant position sensor 11 detects the position of the head or upper body of the occupant seated on the seat 4. For example, the occupant position sensor 11 detects the amount of movement forward or the amount of movement in the left-right direction with reference to the seating position with the back on the seat 4.

  The G sensor 12 detects acceleration acting on the automobile 1. The direction of acceleration to be detected may be the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, or the up-down direction.

  The timer 13 measures time or time.

  The front airbag device 15 is provided in front of an occupant seated on the seat 4. The front airbag device 15 is provided on, for example, the dashboard 6 and the handle. The front airbag device 15 includes a front airbag 16 and an inflator 17. When the ignition signal is input, the inflator 17 releases gas into the front airbag 16. As a result, the front airbag 16 is deployed rearward toward the occupant seated on the seat 4. A front airbag 16 is deployed in front of the upper body of the passenger.

  The three-point seat belt device 18 includes a seat belt 19. The seat belt 19 includes a lap portion provided around a waist portion of an occupant seated on the seat 4 by engaging a tongue (not shown) with a buckle, and an inner side of the waist portion from one shoulder portion of the upper body. And a shoulder portion to be applied over the portion. Then, when a pretension signal or a support signal is input, a retractor (not shown) winds up the seat belt 19. For example, the seat belt 19 is wound up before the collision to reduce slack, and the feeding of the seat belt 19 is restricted at the time of the collision. Thereby, the body of the occupant trying to move forward from the seat 4 at the time of the collision can be held in a state of being seated on the seat 4.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the deployed state of the front waist airbag 21 and the upper airbag 31 of FIG. 5A is a side view and FIG. 5B is a front view.

The front waist airbag device 20 includes a front waist airbag 21 and a front waist inflator 22. The front waist airbag device 20 is provided on the center console 7 inside the seat 4.
When the ignition signal is input and the front waist inflator 22 releases the gas into the front waist airbag 21, the front waist airbag 21 is directed outward at a height spaced apart from the seat surface of the seat 4. expand.
The deployed front waist airbag 21 is deployed in a substantially cylindrical shape that is long in the left-right direction in front of the waist of the occupant seated on the seat 4. The waist airbag 21 is deployed with a length corresponding to the left-right width of the seat 4. As a result, the front waist airbag 21 is deployed from the inside to the outside of the waist of the occupant seated on the seat 4.

The upper airbag device 30 includes an upper airbag 31 and an upper inflator 32. The upper airbag device 30 is provided on the door 5 outside the seat 4.
When the ignition signal is input and the upper inflator 32 releases the gas into the upper airbag 31, the upper airbag 31 expands inward at a height away from the seat surface of the seat 4.
The deployed upper airbag 31 is deployed in front of the waist of the occupant seated on the seat 4 and on the front upper side of the front waist airbag 21. The upper airbag 31 is deployed further forward than the front waist airbag 21.
Further, the upper airbag 31 has a substantially cylindrical shape larger than that of the front waist airbag 21 and is deployed with a wider left and right width than that of the front waist airbag 21.

  In this way, the upper airbag 31 is deployed so as to contact the front upper side of the front waist airbag 21. The upper airbag 31 may be deployed so as to be in contact with or in contact with the front side or the upper side of the front waist airbag 21. As a result, when the upper body of the occupant seated on the seat 4 falls and the load acts on the upper airbag 31, the upper airbag 31 is placed on the occupant seated on the seat 4 on the front side of the waist airbag 21. Hits both thighs. And it is crushed up and down between a passenger | crew's upper body and both thighs. As a result, the upper airbag 31 extends in the front-rear direction, and the front airbag 21 is subjected to a force along the direction from the front to the rear by the upper airbag 31.

  Further, the front waist airbag 21 is deployed to be harder than the upper airbag 31. By increasing the amount of gas injected into the upper airbag 31 and the gas pressure, the airbag can be deployed hard. When the size and volume of the airbag are different, the airbag can be hardened by increasing the amount of gas per unit volume. Further, by using a fiber or cloth stronger than the upper airbag 31, the basic hardness can be increased.

  The occupant protection control unit 14 controls the operation of the occupant protection device 10 according to the traveling state of the automobile 1. Specifically, it controls the deployment of the front airbag device 15, the operation of the three-point seat belt device 18, the deployment of the front waist airbag 21, and the deployment of the upper airbag 31.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the deployment control of the front waist airbag 21 and the upper airbag 31 of FIG.

  In the state where the occupant is sitting at the seating position of the seat 4 as shown in FIG. 6A, the occupant protection control unit 14, for example, an image captured in front of the vehicle body 3 by the vehicle exterior image sensor 41, from the automatic operation control unit 42. The possibility of a collision is predicted based on the running state information. The traveling state information includes the steering amount of the steering actuator 43, the acceleration / deceleration amount by the brake actuator 44 and the power source 45, and the like. The occupant protection control unit 14 determines the travel route of the vehicle body 3 based on these pieces of information. In addition, an object on or in the vicinity of the traveling path is specified based on the captured image in front of the vehicle body 3. The occupant protection control unit 14 determines the possibility of a frontal collision with the object based on these pieces of information. These determinations may be executed by the automatic driving control unit 42, and the occupant protection control unit 14 may acquire the determination result from the automatic driving control unit 42.

If there is a possibility of a frontal collision, the occupant protection control unit 14 starts occupant protection control. In the occupant protection control, the occupant protection control unit 14 outputs an ignition signal to the front waist inflator 22 of the front waist airbag device 20. Further, after the waist airbag 21 is deployed to some extent, an ignition signal is output to the upper inflator 32 of the upper airbag device 30. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 6B, the front airbag 21 is deployed in front of the occupant seated on the seat 4, and the upper airbag 31 is further deployed on the front upper side of the waist airbag 21. Can do.
The occupant protection control unit 14 may simultaneously output an ignition signal to the front waist inflator 22 and the top inflator 32 when, for example, the front waist airbag 21 and the upper airbag 31 are deployed in the same direction. .

Thereafter, the upper body of the occupant falls forward due to the impact input of the frontal collision. The upper body of the occupant falls over the upper airbag 31 as shown in FIG. As a result, the upper airbag 31 that is larger than the waist airbag 21 and deployed forwardly wraps around to the front side of the waist airbag 21, and the thighs of the occupant seated on the seat 4 on the front side of the waist airbag 21 It hits the top and is crushed up and down. As a result, the upper airbag 31 crushed up and down extends in the front-rear direction and pushes the front waist airbag 21 rearward.
As a result, the waist airbag 21 which is harder than the upper airbag 31 and is not easily deformed is directed toward the waist so as to push the waist of the occupant seated on the seat 4 from the front while maintaining its original shape. Pushed in. The front waist airbag 21 presses the waist of the occupant from the front across the entire width. There are hip bones on the left and right sides of the waist.
The occupant's waist is pressed from the front so as to remain in the position where the occupant is seated on the seat 4, and is difficult to move out of the seating position.

  Note that the above-described occupant protection control may start the deployment of the front waist airbag 21 and the upper airbag 31 not at the timing when the possibility of a frontal collision is determined, but at the timing when the frontal collision is actually detected.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the front airbag 21 is deployed in front of the waist of the occupant seated on the seat 4 of the automobile 1, and the upper airbag 31 is in contact with the upper side or the front side of the front airbag 21. Deploy in contact. Thereby, when the waist part of the passenger | crew who seated on the seat 4 tries to move to the front etc., a waist part hits the front waist airbag 21, and becomes difficult to move. The waist part of the occupant seated on the seat 4 slides forward from the seating position of the seat 4 regardless of the adjustment position of the front and rear of the seat 4 in the vehicle body, the seating position and posture on the seat 4 before deployment, and the body shape of the occupant It becomes difficult to do. As a result, the occupant's waist is easily held in a position in contact with the front waist airbag 21 in the event of a collision.
In addition, when the upper body of the occupant seated on the seat 4 tries to fall forward, the upper body falls into the upper airbag 31. The upper airbag 31 is deformed by the action of a body load that falls down, and pushes the front waist airbag 21 toward the waist.
These actions make it difficult for the occupant's upper body, particularly the waist, to move forward in the event of a collision. The upper body of the occupant falls forward, for example, around the waist that is stable at the seating position in the case of a frontal collision, and the behavior of the upper body approaches a desired one. And the upper body which falls forward around the waist | hip | lumbar part in a seating position can be supported by the upper airbag 31 etc., and an impact can be absorbed.

  In the present embodiment, the upper airbag 31 is deployed larger than the front waist airbag 21. Then, the upper airbag 31 that has been largely deployed turns around to the front side of the front waist airbag 21 due to the action of the body load that falls. The upper airbag 31 is crushed between the upper body of the occupant and both thighs that collapses and extends in the front-rear direction on the front side of the front waist airbag 21. As a result, the waist airbag 21 located on the rear side of the upper airbag 31 is pushed rearward when the upper airbag 31 extends rearward, hits the waist, and pushes the waist backward. The upper body of the occupant is likely to fall forward in a desired state around the waist that is pushed to stabilize at the seating position, for example, in the event of a frontal collision.

  In the present embodiment, the upper airbag 31 is deployed forward of the front waist airbag 21. Therefore, the upper airbag 31 that is deployed to the front side is crushed between the upper body and the thighs of the occupant that falls down and extends in the front-rear direction due to the load of the upper body that falls. As a result, the front waist airbag 21 located behind the upper airbag 31 is pushed rearward when the upper airbag 31 extends rearward, hits the waist, and pushes the waist backward. The upper body of the occupant is likely to fall forward in a desired state around the waist that is pushed to stabilize at the seating position, for example, in a frontal collision.

In the present embodiment, the front airbag 21 is deployed in the lateral width corresponding to the waist of the occupant seated on the seat 4, for example, the lateral width of the seat 4, and the upper airbag 31 is wider in the lateral width than the front airbag 21. expand. Therefore, when the waist airbag 21 is pushed by the upper airbag 31, it becomes difficult to shift or escape in the left-right direction. Even if the direction in which the upper body falls is tilted to the left and right, the load can be reliably transmitted to the front waist airbag 21 by the upper airbag 31 and the front waist airbag 21 can be pushed from the front toward the waist.
In addition, since the front waist airbag 21 is deployed in the left and right width corresponding to the waist of the occupant seated on the seat 4, for example, the left and right width of the seat 4, the force pushing the waist can be distributed and applied to the entire waist. . A pressing force can be applied to the skeleton on both sides of the waist.
On the other hand, if, for example, the central part of the abdomen is pressed from the front, a partial and local pressure acts on the central part of the abdomen. Moreover, even if the seat is pressed from the front, the occupant's waist easily slides forward from the seating position of the seat 4. In the present embodiment, such a problem is unlikely to occur.

  Unlike the present embodiment, for example, the upper airbag 31 is deployed to the same degree of hardness as the waist airbag 21, or the upper airbag 31 and the waist airbag 21 are deployed to the same size so as to When the upper body airbag 21 falls on the upper airbag 31 and the waist airbag 21 is deformed integrally in the same manner as the upper airbag 31, This makes it difficult to apply a backward force toward the waist.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, an occupant protection device 10 according to the second embodiment will be described. In the following description, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and description overlapping with the first embodiment will be omitted.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the deployed state of the front waist airbag 21 and the upper airbag 31 according to the second embodiment.
The waist airbag 21 is deployed in a curved rod shape, not a linear cylindrical shape. The front waist airbag 21 is curved and deployed so as to hit the left and right side portions of the occupant seated on the seat 4 more deeply than the center portion.

  Thereby, when the front waist airbag 21 is pushed rearward toward the waist due to the deformation of the upper airbag 31, the waist airbag 21 is located on the left and right sides of the occupant's waist from the center portion. Hit more strongly. While reducing the pressure on the center of the abdomen of the occupant, the pressure on the hip bones on both sides of the waist can be increased. The force pushing the waist can be preferentially applied to the left and right side portions rather than the center of the waist.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, an occupant protection device 10 according to a third embodiment will be described. In the following description, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and description overlapping with the first embodiment will be omitted.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the deployed state of the right front airbag 51, the left front airbag 61, and the upper airbag 31 according to the third embodiment.
The right front waist airbag 51 is deployed from the right front waist airbag device 50 disposed on the right side of the seat 4 into a linear cylindrical shape.
The front left waist airbag 61 is deployed from a left front waist airbag device 60 disposed on the left side of the seat 4 into a linear cylindrical shape.
The right front waist airbag 51 and the left front airbag 61 are deployed so as to hit only the two left and right side portions of the waist of the occupant seated on the seat 4 from the front.
Further, the upper airbag 31 is deployed so as to hit the front upper side of the right waist front airbag 51 and the left waist front airbag 61.

  Accordingly, the upper right airbag 31 pushes the right front waist airbag 51 and the left front waist airbag 61 rearward toward the waist. It hits only two places in front of both sides of the waist. While reducing the pressure on the center of the abdomen of the occupant, the pressure on the hip bones on both sides of the waist can be increased. The force pushing the waist can be preferentially applied to the left and right side portions rather than the center of the waist.

  The above embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications or changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

In the above embodiment, the waist airbag 21 and the upper airbag 31 are formed separately.
In addition to this, for example, the waist airbag 21 and the upper airbag 31 may be integrally formed. Even in this case, when the front airbag 21 is deployed harder than the upper airbag 31, the upper airbag 31 is preferentially deformed and functions to push the front airbag 21 backward by the upper airbag 31. It is possible to make it.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automobile (vehicle), 2 ... Passenger compartment, 3 ... Vehicle body, 4 ... Seat, 5 ... Door, 6 ... Dashboard, 7 ... Center console, 10 ... Passenger protection device, 11 ... Passenger position sensor, 12 ... G sensor , 13 ... Timer, 14 ... Occupant protection controller, 15 ... Front airbag device, 16 ... Front airbag, 17 ... Inflator, 18 ... Seat belt device, 19 ... Seat belt, 20 ... Front waist airbag device, 21 ... Front waist airbag, 22 ... Front waist inflator, 30 ... Upper airbag device, 31 ... Upper airbag, 32 ... Upper inflator, 40 ... Automatic driving control device, 41 ... Outside imaging sensor, 42 ... Automatic driving control unit, 43 ... Steering actuator, 44 ... Brake actuator, 45 ... Power source, 50 ... Right waist airbag device, 51 ... Right waist airbag, 60 ... Left waist The air bag device, 61 ... left hip before the air bag.

Claims (6)

A waist airbag that unfolds in front of the waist of the occupant seated in the vehicle seat;
An upper airbag on which an upper body airbag is applied to an upper side or a front side of the waist airbag so as to contact or come into contact with the occupant seated on the seat;
Have
The waist airbag is deployed in a harder state than the upper airbag, and is pushed toward the waist by the upper airbag that is deformed by the action of a body load that falls over,
Crew protection device. The upper airbag expands larger than the front airbag, and when the upper body body that falls falls, it turns around to the front side of the front airbag and pushes the front airbag backward,
The occupant protection device according to claim 1. The upper airbag is deployed further forward than the front waist airbag,
The occupant protection device according to claim 1 or 2. The front waist airbag is deployed in a lateral width corresponding to the waist of the occupant seated on the seat,
The upper airbag is deployed with a wider left and right width than the front waist airbag,
The occupant protection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The waist airbag is curved and deployed so as to hit the left and right sides of the occupant's waist seated on the seat,
The occupant protection device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The front waist airbag is composed of a right waist front airbag and a left waist front airbag that are deployed from both the left and right sides of the waist of an occupant seated on the seat,
The right front waist airbag and the left front waist airbag are deployed so as to hit the left and right side portions of the occupant's waist,
The occupant protection device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.