Airbag apparatus
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1. An airbag apparatus comprising:
- a base member including an inflator-reception area having an opening, a peripheral wall extending rearwardly around the opening and an inward flange disposed in a rear end of the peripheral wall to extend inwardly therefrom and form a center opening, an airbag situated above the base member, an airbag-fitting member disposed on the base member to attach the airbag between the airbag-fitting member and the base member and including a capping portion having an opening, a peripheral wall extending forwardly around the opening and an inward flange disposed in a front end of the peripheral wall to extend inwardly therefrom and form a center opening, an inflator for generating gas to inflate the airbag, said inflator having a smooth side face without a projection projecting outwardly from the side face of the inflator and being disposed in the openings of the inflator-reception area and the capping portion, said inflator being held between the inward flanges of the inflator-reception area and the capping portion and fixed to the base member by the airbag-fitting member, and a module cover for covering the airbag in a folded condition.
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An airbag apparatus is formed of a base member, an airbag situated above the base member, an airbag-fitting member disposed on the base member to attach the airbag to the base member, an inflator for generating gas to inflate the airbag, and a module cover for covering the airbag in a folded condition. The inflator has a smooth side face without a projection projecting outwardly from the side face of the inflator, and is fixed to the base member by the airbag-fitting member. The inflator can be easily formed and attached to the base member.
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1. An airbag apparatus comprising:
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a base member including an inflator-reception area having an opening, a peripheral wall extending rearwardly around the opening and an inward flange disposed in a rear end of the peripheral wall to extend inwardly therefrom and form a center opening, an airbag situated above the base member, an airbag-fitting member disposed on the base member to attach the airbag between the airbag-fitting member and the base member and including a capping portion having an opening, a peripheral wall extending forwardly around the opening and an inward flange disposed in a front end of the peripheral wall to extend inwardly therefrom and form a center opening, an inflator for generating gas to inflate the airbag, said inflator having a smooth side face without a projection projecting outwardly from the side face of the inflator and being disposed in the openings of the inflator-reception area and the capping portion, said inflator being held between the inward flanges of the inflator-reception area and the capping portion and fixed to the base member by the airbag-fitting member, and a module cover for covering the airbag in a folded condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An airbag apparatus comprising:
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a base member having an accommodating area, an airbag situated above and arranged on a front face of the base member, an airbag-fitting member disposed on the base member to attach the airbag to the base member and having a capping portion and a plurality of claws passing through the airbag and the base member so that when the claws passing through the airbag and the base member are bent, the airbag-fitting member is fixed to the base member, an inflator for generating gas to inflate the airbag, said inflator having a smooth side face without a projection projecting outwardly from the side face of the inflator and being accommodated at the accommodating area, said capping portion being located on a front face of the inflator to hold the inflator thereat so that the inflator is fixed to the base member by the capping portion of the airbag-fitting member, and a module cover for covering the airbag in a folded condition.
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8. An airbag apparatus comprising:
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a base member having an accommodating area, an airbag situated above and arranged on a front face of the base member, an airbag-fitting member disposed on the base member to attach the airbag to the base member and having a capping portion, an inflator for generating gas to inflate the airbag, said inflator having a smooth side face without a projection projecting outwardly from the side face of the inflator and being accommodated at the accommodating area, said capping portion being located on a front face of the inflator to hold the inflator thereat so that the inflator is fixed to the base member by the capping portion of the airbag-fitting member, a module cover for covering the airbag in a folded condition, and a switch disposed between the front face of the inflator and a front face of the module cover, said switch being supported by the capping portion of the airbag-fitting member.
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9. An airbag apparatus comprising:
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a base member, an airbag situated above the base member, an airbag-fitting member disposed on the base member to attach the airbag to the base member, an inflator for generating gas to inflate the airbag, said inflator having a smooth side face without a projection projecting outwardly from the side face of the inflator and being fixed to the base member by the airbag-fitting member, a module cover for covering the airbag in a folded condition, and an emblem and a strap, one of the module cover and the emblem being attached to a front face of the airbag and being connected to the airbag-fitting member by the strap.
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