Motor vehicle seat arrangement and method for protecting a vehicle occupant

A motor vehicle seat arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a vehicle seat have a seating area and a backrest, the backrest having a given side wall;
• two inflatable elements arranged on the vehicle seat and which elements can be inflated in order to protect a vehicle occupant occupying the vehicle seat;
• and
• means for inflating the two inflatable elements, the means for inflating being configured to inflate the two inflatable elements depending on a control signal that signals a collision of the motor vehicle or an impending collision of the motor vehicle with an object,
• wherein the vehicle seat arrangement is to be arranged in the vehicle and the two inflatable elements are designed and arranged in a way that the two inflatable elements exert a momentum on an upper part of the body of the vehicle occupant while the two inflatable elements are inflated in answer to the control signal, so that only the upper part of the body is moved such that the thorax region of the upper part of the body of the vehicle occupant performs a tilting movement away from the collision section of the vehicle,
• wherein the two inflatable elements are arranged in such a way that the two inflatable elements at least partially overlap one another,
• wherein the two overlapping inflatable elements are fastened in a pivotable manner to a pivot point via bands so that upon inflation the two inflatable elements perform a rotation movement towards the vehicle occupant around the pivot point, and
• wherein the pivot point to which the bands are connected thereto is located within a material core of an upholstery of the vehicle seat.