Patent ID: 7862078

Claim:
A side collision airbag device, comprising: an airbag to inflate and extend between a side wall portion of a vehicle and an occupant seated on a seat disposed in the vehicle; an inflator connected to the airbag and having one longitudinal end to spout a gas for inflating the airbag and an opposite end thereof; a supporting member for supporting the inflator and fixing the inflator to the seat; a restricting member for restricting a movement of the inflator in the longitudinal direction when the inflator is activated, the restricting member being disposed at one lateral side of the inflator and having a securing portion at one end thereof to cover a part of the opposite end of the inflator to prevent movement thereof and a projecting portion projecting toward a side opposite to the one lateral side where the inflator is disposed; a casing for accommodating the airbag, the inflator and the restricting member, the casing having a hole, formed at a position corresponding to the projecting portion, for receiving the projecting portion therein when the restricting member is assembled so that installation of the restricting member is confirmed after the airbag, the inflator and the restricting members are assembled with the casing; and a sleeve covering the one longitudinal end of the inflator, a tubular base cloth member covering the sleeve, and a shape holding cloth covering the tubular base cloth member.