Air bag apparatus
First Claim
1. An air bag apparatus in which an inflator is contained in a retainer, and an end of the inflator at which a harness is located is exposed from the retainer, wherein the end of the inflator that is exposed from the retainer is covered by a based end portion of an airbag at an opening of the airbag and is fastened to the retainer by a fastener;
- the retainer is provided with an extended portion. which corresponds with the portion of the inflator that is exposed from the retainer, and the extended portion of the retainer is fastened to the inflator by the fastener when the inflator is covered by the air bag; and
the portion of the retainer fastened to the inflator by the fastener is provided with a slit, wherein a portion of the fastener is inserted in to the slit, to facilitate fastening the base cloth of the air bag to the inflator with the fastener.
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Abstract
According to the air bag apparatus, for example, a side air bag apparatus 20, in a mode in which a portion on a side of a connector portion 33 of an inflator 30 is exposed from a cylindrical portion of a retainer 50, the inflator 30 is contained in the retainer 50. Further, an exposed portion of the inflator 30, that is, a portion thereof exposed from the cylindrical portion 51 of the retainer 50 is fastened together with an extended portion 52 substantially in a shape of a half cylinder extended from the cylindrical portion 51 of the retainer 50 by a clamp mechanism 60 in a state of being covered by an extraneous portion of a base cloth extended from an opening portion 41 of the air bag 40.
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Citations
8 Claims
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1. An air bag apparatus in which an inflator is contained in a retainer, and an end of the inflator at which a harness is located is exposed from the retainer, wherein the end of the inflator that is exposed from the retainer is covered by a based end portion of an airbag at an opening of the airbag and is fastened to the retainer by a fastener;
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the retainer is provided with an extended portion. which corresponds with the portion of the inflator that is exposed from the retainer, and the extended portion of the retainer is fastened to the inflator by the fastener when the inflator is covered by the air bag; and the portion of the retainer fastened to the inflator by the fastener is provided with a slit, wherein a portion of the fastener is inserted in to the slit, to facilitate fastening the base cloth of the air bag to the inflator with the fastener. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An air bag apparatus in which an inflator is contained in a retainer, and an end of the inflator at which a harness is located is exposed from the retainer, wherein the end of the inflator that is exposed from the retainer is covered by a based end portion of an airbag at an opening of the airbag and is fastened to the retainer by a fastener;
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the retainer is provided with an extended portion, which corresponds with the portion of the inflator that is exposed from the retainer, and the extended portion of the retainer is fastened to the inflator by the fastener when the inflator is covered by the air bag; and the portion of the retainer fastened to the inflator by the fastener is provided with a slit, wherein a portion of the airbag is inserted in to the slit, to facilitate fastening the base cloth of the air bag to the inflator with the fastener. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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Specification