Patent ID: 8140227

Claim:
A vehicle airbag device employed in a steering apparatus, wherein the steering apparatus is configured with grips positioned on at least the right and left sides of the steering apparatus, but not on the upper side of the steering apparatus, and which is rotated for steering the vehicle, the vehicle airbag device comprising: an airbag, provided in a center portion of the steering apparatus that is configured to deploy toward the driver; a steering angle sensor that detects a steering angle of the steering apparatus; a deployment controller that controls a deployment of the airbag in a case of a vehicle collision, wherein the deployment controller increases an inflation pressure of the airbag when the detected steering angle is less than or equal to a predetermined reference angle, compared to when the detected steering angle exceeds the predetermined reference angle; an actuator that rotates the steering apparatus; and a rotation controller that controls the actuator, wherein, when a vehicle collision occurs or when the vehicle collision is predicted, the rotation controller controls the actuator so that the steering apparatus is rotated to the neutral position when the detected steering angle is less than or equal to the predetermined reference angle, and so that the steering apparatus is rotated to a position that is 90° from the neutral position when the detected steering angle exceeds the predetermined reference angle.