Patent ID: 8215664

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 portion of said inflator insertion portion and at least a portion of said inflator disposed therein, said bracket partially covering said inflator insertion portion; 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, said strip-form body thereby attaching said bracket to said airbag and said inflator, wherein said strip-form body and said inflator insertion portion are displaced from each other by a step formed by a thickness of said bracket, wherein the step causes formation of a gap between respective portions of said strip-form body and said inflator insertion portion; and a seal portion formed on said bracket, said seal portion being sealingly aligned with said strip-form body, said seal portion thereby sealing said gap.