Patent ID: 7845672

Claim:
An airbag cover for maintaining a folded shape of an airbag when the airbag is folded and accommodated within a casing, the airbag being designed to bulge from an opening formed on a panel constituting a vehicle inner wall for deploying between the panel and an occupant, the airbag cover comprising: a first tongue structure partly covering the airbag and having a free end, a flat structure for covering at least a side of the airbag facing the opening before a deployment thereof, the flat structure comprising a connection part connected to the first tongue structure and a second tongue structure disposed to partly cover the first tongue structure and to enclose the free end of the first tongue structure; and a tear line located between the connection part and the second tongue structure and facing the opening so as to allow the airbag to bulge from the opening when deployed by cleaving the tear line, said tear line being located on a side closer to the occupant relative to a center of the airbag cover in a direction of a vehicle and to allow the free end of the first tongue structure to pass through the opening when the second tongue structure is broken.