Editing Airbag (section)

===== Side torso airbag =====
Side-impact airbags or side-torso airbags <!-- (side thorax/abdomen airbags) --> are a category of airbags usually located in the seat<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url= http://www.protext.cz/english/zprava.php?id%3D5890 |title=Johnson Controls develops and manufactures the instrument panel, seating system, door panels and acoustic parking system for the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170302112307/http://www.protext.cz/english/zprava.php?id=5890 |archive-date=2 March 2017 |access-date=11 May 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> or door panel,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.motortrend.com/cars/mercedes-benz/e-class/1996/1996-mercedes-benz-eclass/ |title=1996 Mercedes-Benz E-Class – Roadtest – European Car |first=Rik |last=Paul |work=Motor Trend |date=1 January 1996 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180304003839/http://www.motortrend.com/cars/mercedes-benz/e-class/1996/1996-mercedes-benz-eclass/ |archive-date=4 March 2018 |access-date=11 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and inflate between the seat occupant and the door. These airbags are designed to reduce the risk of injury to the pelvic and lower abdomen regions.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url= http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7063350.html |title=Dual chamber side airbag apparatus and method |website=freepatentsonline.com |date=20 June 2006 |access-date=11 May 2018 }}</ref> Most vehicles are now being equipped with different types of designs, to help reduce injury and ejection from the vehicle in rollover crashes. More recent side-airbag designs<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://news.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id%3D4110-en |title=2008 Honda Accord – Safety |publisher=American Honda |date=21 August 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170302030917/http://news.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id=4110-en |archive-date=2 March 2017 |access-date=11 May 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> include a two-chamber system;<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://www.media.volvocars.com/us/en-us/media/pressreleases/3549 |title=All New Volvo S80: Style, Sophistication, Safety and Scandinavian |publisher=Volvo Cars US |date=28 February 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170302111856/https://www.media.volvocars.com/us/en-us/media/pressreleases/3549 |archive-date=2 March 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> a firmer lower chamber for the pelvic region and softer upper chamber for the ribcage.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url= http://xc60volvo.blogspot.de/2009/05/dual-chamber-side-airbags.html |title=Dual-chamber Side Airbags |date=23 October 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170202101456/http://xc60volvo.blogspot.de/2009/05/dual-chamber-side-airbags.html |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=26 January 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |language=en |last1=Jakobsson |first1=Lotta |last2=Lindman |first2=Magdalena |last3=Svanberg |first3=Bo |last4=Carlsson |first4=Henrik |title=Real World Data Driven Evolution of Volvo Cars' Side Impact Protection Systems and their Effectiveness |journal=Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference |volume=54 |pages=127–136 |issn=1943-2461 |pmc=3242537 |pmid=21050597 |year=2010}}</ref>

Swedish company [[Autoliv|Autoliv AB]] was granted a patent on side-impact airbags, and they were first offered as an option in 1994<ref name="volvogroup.com">{{cite press release|url= http://www.volvogroup.com/group/global/en-gb/newsmedia/pressreleases/previous/1998/_layouts/CWP.Internet.VolvoCom/NewsItem.aspx?News.ItemId%3D22963%26News.Language%3Den-gb |title=Second-Generation Sips-Bag protects both chest and head |publisher=Volvo Group Global |date=17 July 1998 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150630101018/http://www.volvogroup.com/group/global/en-gb/newsmedia/pressreleases/previous/1998/_layouts/CWP.Internet.VolvoCom/NewsItem.aspx?News.ItemId=22963&News.Language=en-gb |archive-date=30 June 2015 |access-date=15 January 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> on the 1995 [[Volvo 850]], and as standard equipment on all Volvo cars made after 1995.<ref name="volvogroup.com" />
In 1997, [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] introduced the first combined head and torso airbags with the launch of the [[Saab 9-5]].

Some cars, such as the 2010 [[Volkswagen Polo Mk5|Volkswagen Polo Mk.5]] have combined head- and torso-side airbags. These are fitted in the backrest of the front seats and protect the head and the torso.