Patent ID: 11872949
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle airbag apparatus to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle airbag apparatus comprising:
an airbag configured to be disposed on a back side of an instrument panel of the vehicle, the airbag being configured to be expanded and developed between the instrument panel and a windshield glass of the vehicle in response to a supply of a gas such that the airbag is disposed on a front side in the vehicle and in front of an occupant of the vehicle;
a front lid configured to be disposed on the instrument panel, the front lid being configured to be ruptured and opened by the expanded and developed airbag such that the front lid stands on the front side in the vehicle and at a front end of the airbag; and
a tether that is disposed on an outer part of the airbag and couples the front lid and the airbag, the tether being configured to be elongated in a front-rear direction of the vehicle in a state where the airbag is expanded and developed,
wherein the tether includes:
a front end directly fixed to the front lid; and
a rear end directly fixed to the air bag, and

wherein, in the state where the airbag is expanded and developed, the rear end of the tether is disposed at an upper side and a rear side in the vehicle as compared with the front end of the tether.