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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1993
Takeshi Satoh, Shiga, JP;
Masato Tagawa, Shiga, JP;
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An air bag device for a passenger, including a container, an air bag contained in the container, a lid covering the container, an inflator, a pair of extensions extending forward from the sides of a front face of the container, and a U-shaped frame extending along the outside of the container and having a pair of arms hinged to the extensions of the container. The frame also includes a bridge portion bridging the arm portions and a support member protruding from the bridge portion and having an end supported by the container. A pair of notches are formed midway of the arm portions and opposing the container for enhancing buckling of the arm portions when a load heavier than a predetermined level is applied to the frame from the lid. The support member may be supported to the container by means of a pin or bolt such that it is released, when the load heavier than a predetermined level is applied, from the pin or bolt to move in the direction of the load.