Patent ID: 7410189

Claim:
A structure for storing a curtain airbag for a vehicle, comprising: a head liner that forms a space with a roof side rail for storing the curtain airbag; a pillar trim located adjacent to said head liner and forming a space with a pillar for storing said curtain airbag; and force transmission means that is in close proximity to said head liner and pillar trim and extends from an interior of said head liner to an interior of said pillar trim for transmitting a force of said head liner, which tends to move down into a passenger compartment when said curtain airbag inflates, to said pillar trim, wherein said force transmission means comprises: an extension plate that contacts at one end thereof with an inner surface of said head liner while the other end extends to an interior of said pillar trim; and a fastener that couples said pillar trim to said extension plate; and a supporter integrally formed with said extension plate for maintaining an end of said fastener at a distance from said pillar and for locating said pillar trim apart from said pillar.