Abstract: A driver side air bag, in which the impact applied to tether belts during the deployment of the air bag is small, and comprising a member, of which structure is quite simple, for controlling the direction of the flow of gases in the air bag is provided. Ends of tether belts 68 are inserted between tether belt connecting fabrics 64 and 66 and are sewn by sewing yarn. Each tether belt 68 is an elongated band and is sewn to the tether belt connecting fabrics 64, 66 at both ends of the tether belt 68 and sewn to the front panel at the center in the longitudinal direction of the tether belt 68. A sheet 70 is made in a loop configuration to overlap an opening 72 with an opening 74 and a ring-like flametight fabric 80 is disposed between the sheet 70 and a holding ring 82.

Abstract: A driver side air bag, in which the impact applied to tether belts during the deployment of the air bag is small, and comprising a member, of which structure is quite simple, for controlling the direction of the flow of gases in the air bag is provided. Ends of tether belts 68 are inserted between tether belt connecting fabrics 64 and 66 and are sewn by sewing yarn. Each tether belt 68 is an elongated band and is sewn to the tether belt connecting fabrics 64, 66 at both ends of the tether belt 68 and sewn to the front panel at the center in the longitudinal direction of the tether belt 68. A sheet 70 is made in a loop configuration to overlap an opening 72 with an opening 74 and a ring-like flametight fabric 80 is disposed between the sheet 70 and a holding ring 82.

Abstract: A driver side air bag, in which the impact applied to tether belts during the deployment of the air bag is small, and comprising a member, of which structure is quite simple, for controlling the direction of the flow of gases in the air bag is provided. Ends of tether belts 68 are inserted between tether belt connecting fabrics 64 and 66 and are sewn by sewing yarn. Each tether belt 68 is an elongated band and is sewn to the tether belt connecting fabrics 64, 66 at both ends of the tether belt 68 and sewn to the front panel at the center in the longitudinal direction of the tether belt 68. A sheet 70 is made in a loop configuration to overlap an opening 72 with an opening 74 and a ring-like flametight fabric 80 is disposed between the sheet 70 and a holding ring 82.

Abstract: In a passenger airbag, a loose portion is provided on a windshield side when an airbag is accommodated into an airbag case. In addition, a tip portion of the airbag is folded or rolled up on the counter-windshield side. As a result, a gas first flows into the loose portion during the deployment of the airbag. Therefore, the airbag starts to deploy from a part on the windshield side, and a portion of the airbag, which has already been inflated with its folded portion being unfolded, comes to contact with the windshield, thereby reducing the pressure applied onto the windshield. The airbag can provide suitable deployment to securely restrain an occupant, and is improved in smooth deployment. The air bag prevents undesirable pressure on the windshield without increasing the cost.

Abstract: An air bag for a front passenger is provided with a loose portion on a windshield side, and after the loose portion is formed, edges of the air bag on the opposite side of the windshield are folded in concavities formed behind the loose portion. Then, the air bag is folded toward the passenger side. Therefore, the air bag starts to deploy from a part on the windshield side to provide suitable deployment to securely restrain an occupant. The air bag can be deployed smoothly, and prevent undesired pressure on the windshield without increasing the cost.

Abstract: An occupant-facing portion 18A of a module cover 18 is divided into flaps 40, 42 defined by the tear lines 30, 32, 34. A sheet switch 50 is disposed in such a manner as to confront only the flap 40. The sheet switch 50 is backed with a backing plate 60. A main portion 62 of the backing plate 60 confronts only the flap 40. The mounting arm 64 extending from the main portion 62 is connected to a retainer 10 and projections 66, 66 projecting from the main portion 62 are engaged with openings 80, 80 of the leg of the module cover. The sheet switch can be actuated by lightly depressing the module cover. The inflator is not required to have large capacity.

Abstract: An airbag device is provided which allows the required strength of a container to be reduced, thus lightening the weight of the container. A holding plate 18 is inserted into an airbag 20 through an opening 24 of the airbag 20. A flange 18b of the holding plate 18 is superposed on a peripheral portion of the opening 24 and stud bolts 22 are inserted through bolt-through holes formed in the peripheral portion of the airbag 20. The stud bolts 22 are further inserted through bolt-through holes 26 formed in the bottom of a container 10. After an inflator 16 is fitted into a housing portion 18a of the holding plate 18 through an opening 12 of the container 10, a mounting bracket 14 is superposed on the bottom of the container 10 and the stud bolts 22 are inserted through bolt-through holes of the mounting bracket 14. Then, nuts 30 are screwed up-onto the bolts 22. After the airbag 20 is folded and accommodated in the container 10, a lid 32 is put on the container 10.

Abstract: An air bag mounting structure for an air bag device for a passenger's seat, wherein an end portion of an air bag is mounted to a side of a retainer of an air bag device for a passenger's seat characterized in that the retainer is divided into a front-half portion and a rear-half portion; a pocket portion into which the rear rim of the front-half portion is inserted is provided at the front rim of the rear-half portion; the rear rim of the front-half portion is inserted along with the end portion of the air bag into the pocket portion; the end portion of the air bag extends over the rear rim of the front-half portion; and the front-half and the rear-half portions of the retainer and the end portion of the air bag are secured by insertion members which are inserted through the pocket portion.

Abstract: An air bag device for a passenger comprises a box-shaped container having a front surface defined as an opening for an air bag expansion, an air bag folded and contained in the container in which the edge of a gas inlet is secured to the container, and a gas generator secured to the rear face of a retaining box opposing to the opening. The container comprises a forward half having the opening and a backward half having the gas generator. A rear edge of the forward half and the front edge of the backward half are faced each other and secured by bolts. An edge of the air bag is put between the rear edge of the forward half and the front edge of the backward half and secured to the container. The bag has a stitch portion protruding near the end thereof.

Abstract: A structure for mounting an air bag in an air bag system, comprises a retainer having an inflator mounting opening, an air bag having an inflator receiving opening aligned with the inflator mounting opening, a press ring cooperating with the retainer to sandwich the peripheral edge of the inflator receiving opening of the air bag, and means for securing the press ring to the retainer. The structure further includes a sheet made of synthetic resin and attached to the peripheral edge of the inflator receiving opening of the air bag.

Abstract: A jointing structure between a casing and a door in a passenger's air bag system, comprises a casing having an opening at a front face thereof opened toward a cabin of a vehicle, a door covering the opening and having one of opposed sides connected with the casing in vicinity to the opening so that the other side of the door can turn out in its opening direction, a breakable jointing member jointing the other side of the door to the casing with respect to the other of the opposed sides of the opening and capable of being broken to disconnect the casing and the door, and a projection formed on a back of the door in vicinity of the breakable jointing member, being located closer to a center of the back of the door than the breakable jointing member, having a smooth outer face projecting higher than a portion at which the breakable jointing member is broken when an air bag is extended.

Abstract: A retainer for an air bag system having a plate member to which an air bag is attached and a module cover mounting member comprising a stand piece stood from an edge of the plate member, wherein a portion having low flexural rigidity for deforming the stand piece at the time of cleavage of the module cover is provided at the base side of the stand piece.