| 摘要 |
The airbag apparatus as described inflates in a stable state and thereby catches, for example, a pedestrian appropriately and softly. An airbag apparatus 20 includes an airbag 20, an inflator 15 that discharges gas into the airbag 20, a detecting means that detects a collision, and a control means that activates the inflator 15 in response to a signal from the detecting means. The airbag 20 disposed along a front pillar 2 is inflated outside a vehicle 1. The airbag 20 has a substantially tubular shape, and stretches in the circumferential direction and contracts in the longitudinal direction when inflating compared to before the inflation (FIG. 5). |
