Patent ID: 6502851
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A structure for attaching a passenger side airbag device to an instrument panel, comprising:said instrument panel having a first attachment member on a rear side, a plate attached to the rear side of the instrument panel and having a second attachment member at a side opposite to the first attachment member, said second attaching member having a ridge portion projecting toward the container, and said passenger-side airbag device fixed to the rear side of the instrument panel and including: a container having first and second side faces facing oppositely, a coupling member disposed on the first side face of the container for coupling the container to the first attachment member of the instrument panel, a fixing member disposed on the second side face of the container for fixing the container to the second attachment member and having a flange fixed to the container and a hole formed in the flange, said ridge portion being located in the hole to completely pass through the flange, and a bar plate disposed in the ridge portion and located on a rear side of the flange so that the container is fixed to the instrument panel by fixing the fixing member to the plate after coupling the coupling member to the instrument panel.