Isuzu Motors Limited

Alliedsignal Inc.

Kansei Corporation

Ryo Kikuchi

Hirohiko Kikuchi

Toshifumi Yoshimura

Robert E Scriven

Shoji Iinuma

Satoru Yamaguchi

The invention has an object to improve easiness and certainty of the mounting operation of an air bag lid onto an opening of an instrument panel, and upon expanding operation of the air bag, increase the opening area of the air bag lid opening so as not to prevent expansion of the spreading air bag in the passenger compartment. A lid bracket 34 is connected to an air bag lid 15. The air bag lid 15 is secured through the lid bracket 34 to a panel bracket 32 provided on the back of the instrument panel 11 from the surface side of the instrument panel 11. Then, an air bag module body 12 is secured to the panel bracket 32 from the back side of the instrument panel 11. Further, collars 19 pierced with engagement holes 20 on the back thereof are provided on the air bag lid 15. Insertion spaces 36 for insertion of collars 19 and setup claws 37 for engagement in the engagement holes 20 of collars 19 inserted into the insertion spaces 36 are formed in the lid bracket 34.

Air bag apparatus for vehicle

An air bag device, which is installed in the dashboard of a vehicle, contains a folded air bag. One end of an intervening cloth is secured where the air bag is mounted to the air bag device or to the air bag and the other end is left free. In the absence of the intervening cloth, when an inflator is activated to deploy the air bag through the unit door, the air bag generates friction by contacting the unit door or the vehicle's front glass. The intervening cloth, however, intervenes between the air bag and such surfaces to provide a constant friction, thus allowing smooth deployment of the air bag.

Intervening cloth on an air bag

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Yokohama, Japan

Ryo Kikuchi