Patent ID: 7980586
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A front passenger seat airbag apparatus installed inside an instrument panel located in front of a front passenger seat, comprising: an airbag; a case for supporting the airbag, wherein the case includes a bottom portion located below the airbag and a tubular inner wall portion that surrounds the airbag with three or more inner walls extending upward from the bottom portion, wherein each of at least two inner walls of the tubular inner wall portion has a plurality of claw portions, which extend at least outward of the inner wall and each have a tip, the claw portions being arranged on the wall surface of the inner wall along a horizontal direction; and an airbag cover that covers the airbag and the case, wherein the airbag cover includes a lid portion and a tubular outer wall portion, the lid portion forming a part of the instrument panel and covering the tubular inner wall portion, and the tubular outer wall portion extending downward from the lid portion and surrounding the tubular inner wall portion, wherein a plurality of engaging holes are formed in the tubular outer wall portion, each claw portion being inserted in and engaged with one of the engaging holes, so that the airbag cover is engaged with the case, wherein each of the inner walls on which the claw portions are provided includes a plurality of connected portions to each of which at least one claw portion is connected, and a plurality of non-connected portions to each of which no claw portion is connected, and wherein at least one of the non-connected portions has a cutout portion that extends from the upper end of the corresponding inner wall to a position lower than the tip of the corresponding claw portion, wherein, in each of the inner walls on which claw portions are provided, the cutout portions are provided in non-connected portions at both ends with respect to a direction along which the claw portions are arranged, and wherein the cutout portions extend to the bottom portion of the case or to the vicinity of the bottom portion.