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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
May. 03, 2001
Motonobu Kitagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A passenger side airbag device is attached to a rear side of an instrument panel having a first attachment member on the rear side. A plate is attached to the rear side of the instrument panel and has a second attachment member at a side opposite to the first attachment member. The airbag device includes a container having first and second side faces facing oppositely, a coupling member disposed on the first side face of the container for coupling the container to the first attachment member of the instrument panel, and a fixing member disposed on the second side face of the container for fixing the container to the second attachment member. The container is fixed to the instrument panel by fixing the fixing member to the plate after coupling the coupling member to the instrument panel.