Patent attributes
A vehicle occupant protection device includes: a three-point seatbelt designed to be worn so as to cross the body of an occupant sitting in a seat of a vehicle; a force limiter that applies tension to the three-point seatbelt; an airbag device having an airbag designed to deploy in front of the upper body of the occupant sitting in the seat so as to support the upper body and head that are going to be thrown forward, the airbag having an upper-side portion, an outer-side portion, and an inner-side portion capable of deploying at different pressure levels; a controller that activates the force limiter and the airbag device upon a collision; and an occupant identification device that identifies the physique of the occupant sitting in the seat. The controller changes deployment of each portion of the airbag in accordance with the identified physique.
