Patent ID: 6435548
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An airbag device comprising:an airbag provided with an opening for inflowing an expansion gas therethrough, the airbag capable of being folded, a cylindrical inflator capable of producing and supplying the expansion gas to the opening of the airbag, the inflator having opposite axial ends, a casing constructed and arranged to receive the folded airbag and the inflator therein, and a retainer adapted to engage a peripheral edge of the opening of the airbag and being mounted to the casing with the peripheral edge of the airbag being disposed and compressed between the retainer and the casing; wherein the retainer includes presser portions integrally formed therewith and positioned thereon proximate the opposite axial ends of the inflator to abut the inflator thereat when the retainer is mounted to the casing; the casing includes supports positioned corresponding to respective presser portions to abut the inflator proximate the opposite axial ends thereof; and the inflator is disposed between the presser portions of the retainer and the supports of the casing to secure the inflator therebetween within the casing.