Patent ID: 8286993

Claim:
A vehicle air bag device comprising: an air bag having an integrally formed inflator insertion portion; a gas discharging inflator disposed within said inflator insertion portion, wherein, when the gas is discharged by the inflator, the gas flows into the airbag, thereby inflating and deploying the airbag; a bracket configured to attach said inflator to a vehicle body, said bracket being mounted over an external surface of said inflator insertion portion and at least a portion of said inflator disposed therein, said bracket partially covering said inflator insertion portion; and a strip-form body disposed around an external portion of said bracket, said inflator insertion portion of said airbag, and said inflator disposed in said inflator insertion portion, wherein said bracket comprises a reduced thickness portion, said reduced thickness portion having a reduced thickness extending in a direction toward an inflator insertion portion front surface, said reduced thickness portion connecting said front surface of said inflator insertion portion and said bracket in series in alignment with said strip-form body; and wherein said bracket comprises a seal portion, said seal portion being in sealing alignment with said strip-form body to seal a gap disposed between said strip-form body and said front surface of said inflator insertion portion.