Patent ID: 7712767

Claim:
An Airbag device comprising: a door which is provided in a hood outer panel, and which is opened to open an opening in the hood outer panel when a predetermined situation occurs; an inflator which is disposed inside the door, and which includes a gas-injection port that is disposed such that pressure of gas applied to an end of the door in a longitudinal direction of the door is higher than pressure of the gas applied to a center of the door in the longitudinal direction of the door; and an airbag that is disposed at a predetermined position inside the hood outer panel, wherein when the predetermined situation occurs, the airbag is inflated by the pressure of the gas supplied from the inflator to open the door, and the airbag passes through the opening in the hood outer panel, and is deployed toward an outside of a vehicle body; and wherein the gas-injection port is disposed in an area that overlaps at least an attachment hinge provided in the door, in the longitudinal direction of the door.