| 摘要 |
A vehicle occupant protection device has an airbag, a gas generator for inflating the airbag and a door that opens when a airbag is inflated. The door is provided with a pair of sidewall portions on a backside of the door. Each sidewall portion has a stopper for limiting an opening angle of the door during the inflation of the airbag. When the airbag is inflated and the door opens, the stopper abuts against a backside of a cover, thereby keeping the door from further opening. Also, upon the inflation of the air bag, the sidewall portions are brought and project to a front side of the cover together with the door, thereby limiting the inflation of the airbag in a lateral direction. |
