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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
May. 09, 1997
Takanori Kantoh, Nagoya, JP;
Ichizou Shiga, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tadashi Yamamoto, Aichi-ken, JP;
Shinichi Goto, Nagoya, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An air bag device 1 is arranged at a steering wheel W. In the air bag device 1, a large door 12 and a planar horn switch 28 can be arranged at a ceiling 10 of a pad 9 with no disadvantage. The air bag device 1 is arranged with a horn switch 28 and a support plate 33 between an air bag 2 and the pad 9. The switch 28 and a support portion 34 of the support plate 33 are constituted in a planar shape substantially equal to that of the openable door 12 of the ceiling 10 of the pad. The support plate 33 is provided with an attaching leg 39 placed along a side wall 17 of the pad. The support plate 33 is attached to a bag holder 19 by the attaching leg 39. Positioning recesses 36 and positioning projections 14 for engaging with each other are formed at the support portion 34 and the door 12. Further, supporting projections 15 for providing a space of predetermined size between the support portion 34 and an inside surface of the door 12 when brought into contact with each other, are formed at the support portion 34 and the door 12.