Patent ID: 8118131

Claim:
An air bag system comprising an air bag which can cover a front surface side of an area of a front pillar of a vehicle which extends from a proximal portion at a lower end side towards a distal end of the front pillar, wherein the vehicle comprises a front side door having a side window which is installed adjacent to a rear side of the front pillar so as to be positioned at a rear of the front pillar and an outside rearview mirror which is positioned in proximity to a front lower corner of the side window, wherein the air bag is folded to be stored within a storage portion disposed in proximity to a front side of the outside rearview mirror, below the front pillar and is designed to be inflated while projecting outwards from the storage portion by allowing an inflation gas to be introduced into an interior of the air bag, the air bag comprising: a pillar covering portion disposed so as to cover the front surface side of the front pillar when the air bag completes its inflation; and a fitting cell portion which is defined to be separated from the pillar covering portion, which is disposed below the pillar covering portion when the air bag completes its inflation and of which a rear end side portion is fitted into a space defined between a portion of the outside rear view mirror on an upper surface side thereof and a lateral side of the vehicle, and wherein the fitting cell portion is connected to a lower edge side of the pillar covering portion over a substantially whole area thereof along a front-rear direction.