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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2002
Toru Ozaki, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Shibayama, Osaka, JP;
Kazuaki Bito, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Yamaji, Osaka, JP;
Hidehito Sogi, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Sasaki, Osaka, JP;
Yoshinori Mihara, Osaka, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
In an airbag device ( ) wherein within a casing ( ) opening upwardly an inflator ( ) and an airbag ( ) are housed at its bottom part and the opening side, respectively, a cylindrical diffuser ( ) surrounding the outer circumference of the inflator ( ) is provided, which has a partition wall ( ) projecting toward the opening side of the casing and partitioning an airbag-housing space into a forward side and a rearward side relative to the vehicle, in which to house the airbag ( ) dividedly, and a lip portion ( ) of the airbag ( ) is superposed downwards of the diffuser ( ) thereby to lock the bottom part of the diffuser ( ) to the bottom surface of the casing ( ). Thus, it is easy, albeit compart, to control the deployment behavior of the airbag and excellent in workability of assembling the airbag in the casing.