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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1988
Motoharu Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Munemasa Shimamura, Yokohama, JP;
Hideo Omura, Yokosuka, JP;
Makoto Hikone, Yokosuka, JP;
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
An air-bag device includes an air-bag proper mounted to a center pad of a steering wheel, the air-bag proper having therein upper and lower portions with respect to a condition wherein the air-bag proper is practically expanded; an inflator having gas blow openings exposed to the interior of the air-bag proper, the inflator generating gases which are to be blown into the air-bag proper through the gas blow openings; a trimmed cover covering the air-bag proper in a folded up condition; an ignitor for actuating the inflator to generate the gases; and a unique structure for restricting a flowing of the gases toward the upper part of the air-bag proper.