Patent ID: 8528935
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag apparatus comprising: an airbag that is folded up in a normal state and is inflated and deployed in an emergency state; and an inflator configured to supply a deployment gas to the airbag, wherein the airbag comprises: a base fabric constituting an outer shell of the airbag; a tether sewn to the base fabric and configured to restrict a shape of the airbag when the airbag is inflated and deployed by the deployment gas, wherein the base fabric has a first pin hole therethrough in a contact region where the base fabric and the tether contacts each other, and the tether has a second pin hole therethrough in the contact region, wherein a position of the second pin hole corresponds to a position of the first pin hole, wherein the tether has a folded back portion sewn to the tether and covering the first and second pin holes, and wherein the respective first and second pin holes are configured to receive a positioning pin for fixing the base fabric and tether to each other.