Patent ID: 8465049

Claim:
An airbag that is normally accommodated in an instrument panel in a folded state and is inflated and deployed between a windshield and an occupant by gas being supplied thereto in an emergency, the airbag comprising: rectification means that is disposed in the airbag and controls the flow of the gas; wherein the rectification means comprises: a first opening at a lower, rearward portion of the rectification means through which the gas is supplied generally in a first direction such that part of the airbag at the occupant side is pressed against the instrument panel; a second opening at an upper, rearward portion of the rectification means through which the gas is supplied generally in a second direction such that the airbag is lifted upward; and a third opening at a lower, forward portion of the rectification means through which the gas is supplied generally in a third direction to a base end portion of the airbag at the windshield side located in front of the airbag, wherein the first, second and third directions are different from each other and arranged such that the airbag is inflated and deployed at a position suitable for restraining the occupant by the gas supplied from the second opening; the position of the airbag is stabilized by the gas supplied from the first opening; and the airbag is kept from bending by the gas supplied from the third opening to allow the airbag to be self-supporting when inflated and deployed without using a reaction force from the windshield.