Patent ID: 8215663

Claim:
An airbag device comprising: an inflator; an airbag having an attachment hole for the inflator, the airbag being accommodated in a folded state around the inflator; a gas rectifying member that guides gas from the inflator, the gas rectifying member being disposed between the inflator and the accommodated airbag; a cushion ring disposed near the attachment hole inside the airbag; and a base plate for fixing the airbag, the base plate being disposed to oppose the cushion ring, wherein the gas rectifying member, during airbag assembly, includes a retained portion retained, together with the airbag, between the cushion ring and the base plate, and a free-standing tubular gas-flow guide portion standing upright from the retained portion, wherein the retained portion and the gas-flow guide portion are formed as a single part from a base fabric, wherein the retained portion of the gas rectifying member is provided at the center of the base fabric, and wherein the tubular gas-flow guide portion of the gas rectifying member comprises mechanically connected side edges of radial cutout portions provided on the outside of the retained portion.