Patent ID: 8302990

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 a front surface of an inflator insertion portion, 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.