Patent ID: 8414019

Claim:
An airbag apparatus comprising: an airbag that is folded and received in a receiving part; and an inflator that supplies an inflation gas into the airbag, wherein the airbag inflates to protect the upper half of a occupant's body sitting on a seat while being developed and inflated to protrude from the receiving part by an inflation gas discharged from an inflator and flowed into the airbag, the airbag includes a flexible airbag main body having a bag form and a slip member disposed on the outer surface of an occupant protection area for protecting the occupant in the airbag main body, when completely inflated, the slip member is made of a flexible sheet material that suppresses load applied to the occupant from the airbag main body to allow the airbag main body to slip when the airbag main body comes in contact with the occupant while being developed and inflated, the slip member is connected to the airbag main body at least three positions of both left and right edges, which are both lateral edges, and a rear-lower edge spaced apart from the head of the occupant at one edge in the longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to the lateral direction, when the airbag main body has completely inflated, both of the left and right edges of the slip member are connected to the airbag main body by left and right connecting portions, the left connecting portion and the right connecting portion are positioned before and above the longitudinal center of the occupant protection area, the rear-lower edge of the slip member is connected to the airbag main body by a rear connecting portion, and the rear connecting portion is positioned rear-lower the longitudinal center of the occupant protection area.