Patent ID: 7232151

Claim:
An airbag device comprising: an interior panel, a door portion formed in the interior panel to open toward an inner side of a vehicle cabin, a retainer disposed behind the interior panel and having a hook, an airbag disposed in the retainer in a folded state, an inflator disposed in the retainer for inflating the airbag, and a door frame arranged between the retainer and the interior panel and including a door frame movable member having a backing plate attached to a backside of the door portion and a first leg portion projecting rearwardly from the backing plate, and a door frame fixed member having a flange portion attached to the interior panel around the door portion and a second leg portion projecting from the flange portion, said second leg portion having a length smaller than that of the first leg portion, wherein said first leg portion includes a hook hole, and a partition bar disposed in the hook hole to extend horizontally therein, said hook being located in the hook hole above the partition bar so that the partition bar is deformed or broken by the hook when the door frame movable member is moved upwardly upon actuation of the inflator.