Patent ID: 8096574
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An air bag system for a vehicle comprising a cover for housing an air bag in a folded state along a side of a roof of the vehicle, the cover comprising: a pair of opposed walls approximately parallel to each other; a connection wall that connects the pair of opposed walls an opening that is defined by the pair of opposed walls and opens downward, a bent section that is formed to be bent three-dimensionally upward and inward so as to extend along a face shape of the vehicle body where the cover is installed; at least one load transmission part that is provided on an upper face of the connection wall and configured to transmit an applied load from a vehicle interior side to a vehicle exterior side, the load transmission part including at least one first rib provided along a lateral direction of the cover and an outer-side second rib and an inner-side second rib, each second rib provided along a longitudinal direction of the cover, the outer-side second rib being an extension of one of the opposed walls and the inner-side second rib being an extension of the other opposed wall; and a main locking portion that is provided on the load transmission part on the vehicle exterior side, the main locking portion having a locking member provided on the outer-side second rib for engaging the vehicle body, the applied load being transmitted to the main locking portion via the load transmission part for fixing the cover to the roof side.