Patent ID: 8177254

Claim:
A vehicle airbag device, comprising: a pad cover that is provided at the center of a steering wheel constituted of a spoke, a rim, and a hub to which the rim is connected via the spoke, and that is secured to the hub or to the spoke; an airbag that is provided, in a folded state, at the pad cover, and that deploys upon collision of the vehicle by tearing the pad cover and restrains a vehicle occupant, and an inflator that is secured to the hub or to the spoke and supplies inflation gas into the airbag upon collision of the vehicle, wherein: the pad cover has an extension portion extending from the center of the steering wheel to the rim of the steering wheel such that the extension portion overlaps the spoke; the extension portion of the pad cover has a tear portion that tears upon collision of the vehicle; a portion of the airbag is disposed, in a folded state, at the extension portion of the pad cover; the extension portion of the pad cover overlaps a portion of the rim of the steering wheel; the tear portion at the extension portion extends to where the extension portion overlaps the rim; and a concave portion is formed at the rim of the steering wheel and a portion of the airbag is disposed in the concave portion.