Patent ID: 8308188

Claim:
An airbag apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: an airbag having a left airbag section and a right airbag section inflatable at left and right sides in a front area of an occupant; a retainer for retaining the airbag; a first deployment-limiting sheet having a first end coupled to a rear portion of the airbag, said first deployment-limiting sheet at least partly overlapping the airbag and extending along the airbag from the rear portion to a front portion of the airbag, wherein the first deployment-limiting sheet extends along the rear portion of the airbag during inflation thereof; and a first shape-retaining sheet having a first end coupled to a front portion of the retainer and a second end directly connected to the first deployment-limiting sheet by a seam, the first shape-retaining sheet retaining a shape of a folded airbag and a shape of the first deployment-limiting sheet and having a shape-retainment release portion for releasing a shape of the folded airbag by inflation of the airbag.