Patent ID: 8550493
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag device in which an airbag made of metal is disposed between an edge portion of a windshield and a front door of a vehicle, and which protects a pedestrian by deploying the airbag into the shape of a tube along the edge portion of the windshield by use of gas produced by an inflator, wherein the airbag includes: a garnish part forming an outer surface of a vehicle body in cooperation with an outer panel; a folded part provided continuous to the garnish part, and folded; two closing parts for closing, respectively, opposite end portions of each of the garnish part and the folded part in a longitudinal direction; and a vent hole formed in a portion of the folded part that is adjacent to at least one of the two closing parts, the folded part is folded in the shape of an accordion, the vent hole is formed in a radial inner bent portion of the folded part, and the garnish part includes an outer panel-side lip for sealing an interstice between the garnish part and the outer panel, and the folded part includes a windshield-side lip for sealing an interstice between the folded part and the windshield.