Patent 11091114 was granted and assigned to Toyota on August, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An airbag device includes a main bag configured to be inflated when gas is supplied into the main bag, the main bag configured to be deployed between first and second vehicle seats disposed adjacent to each other in a vehicle width direction in vehicle front view and toward a lateral side of an occupant seated in the first vehicle seat. The airbag device further includes a sub-bag configured to be inflated when gas is supplied into the sub-bag, the sub-bag configured to be disposed between a portion of the main bag in an upper part of the main bag and the second vehicle seat.