Patent ID: 7695006

Claim:
An airbag device, comprising: an airbag door configured to be openably attached to an instrument panel; a cushion pad attached inside the airbag door and comprising a stepped separable pad provided at a side of the cushion pad; a cushion bracket coupled to the cushion pad and supported by the stepped separable pad such that when a shock beyond a predetermined amount of force is applied to the airbag door, the stepped separable pad is separated from the cushion pad to absorb the shock; a cushion mounted inside the cushion bracket, and configured to open the airbag door upon inflation; a reinforcement member attached to the cushion near a gas inflow hole in the cushion and coupled to the cushion bracket; and an inflator assembly that is connected to the cushion through the reinforcement member and fixed to a cowl cross member by a mounting bracket, and configured to inflate the cushion.