Patent ID: 9598038
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B60Q,B60R

Claim:
1. An air bag system comprising: a pad comprising a ceiling wall portion which covers an air bag which is folded from thereabove and which has a door portion which is pushed to open by the air bag when the air bag is inflated and a side wall portion which extends into a cylindrical shape from a lower surface of the ceiling wall portion at a circumference of the door portion to thereby cover sides of the air bag which is folded and disposed on an upper side of a boss portion of a steering wheel; a mounting base which holds the pad by causing the side wall portion to be connected thereto and which holds the air bag by causing an annular retainer which fastens a circumferential edge on an inner circumferential surface side of an inflation gas inlet opening which is provided in the air bag to be fixed thereto; and a plurality of switch members which make up a horn switch mechanism which are mounted on assembling seats near an outer circumferential edge of the mounting base so that the mounting base can be mounted on a steering wheel main body, the switch member comprising: the plurality of switch members are provided below the air bag which is folded on the mounting base; and an inner plate which extends outwards from below the retainer so as to be brought into abutment substantially wholly with upper sides of movable-side members of the switch members is fastened together with a circumferential edge of the inlet opening of the air bag by the retainer to thereby be fixedly attached to the mounting base.