Occupant protecting device

An occupant protecting device comprising:

• a seat provided in a vehicle, the seat including a seat cushion, a seat back, and a headrest, and the seat being provided with an air bag that inflates and deploys at least to a front and both of left and right sides of a head of a seated occupant;
• and
• a control device that in the case of having detected or predicted a collision of the vehicle, causes the air bag to inflate and deploy, and in the case that the seat is facing an opposite side to a collision side when the collision has been detected or predicted, delays a timing of causing the air bag to inflate and deploy more compared to in the case that the seat is facing the collision side, wherein
• the device comprises a plurality of the seats, at least one of the plurality of seats is configured such that at least its front-rear orientation can be changed with respect to the vehicle, and
• the control device includes a seat direction detecting sensor that detects the orientation of the at least one seat with respect to the vehicle.