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Vehicle air bag device

  • US 8,302,990 B2
  • Filed: 06/14/2012
  • Issued: 11/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle air bag device comprising:

  • an air bag having an integrally formed inflator insertion portion;

    a gas discharging inflator disposed within said inflator insertion portion, wherein, when the gas is discharged by the inflator, the gas flows into the airbag, thereby inflating and deploying the airbag;

    a bracket configured to attach said inflator to a vehicle body, said bracket being mounted over an external surface of said inflator insertion portion and at least a portion of said inflator disposed therein, said bracket partially covering said inflator insertion portion; and

    a strip-form body disposed around an external portion of said bracket, said inflator insertion portion of said airbag, and said inflator disposed in said inflator insertion portion,wherein said bracket comprises a reduced thickness portion, said reduced thickness portion having a reduced thickness extending in a direction toward a front surface of an inflator insertion portion, said reduced thickness portion connecting said front surface of said inflator insertion portion and said bracket in series in alignment with said strip-form body.

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