US Patent 11932190 Airbag apparatus for vehicle

An airbag apparatus for a vehicle includes an airbag disposed on behind an instrument panel and configured to be expanded and deployed rearward of the vehicle so as to be positioned on a front side of an occupant. The airbag includes a recess in a rear surface of the airbag that are to be opened rearward of the vehicle and positioned on the front side of the occupant's head, an upper expansion to be expanded rearward and on an upper side of the recess and extend in the vehicle lateral direction, left and right side expansions in pairs to be expanded rearward and on opposite sides of the recess in the airbag's width direction, and a lower expansion that is to be expanded rearward and on a lower side of the recess, extend in the vehicle lateral direction, and be positioned on the front side of the occupant's chest.