Patent ID: 7878533

Claim:
An airbag device comprising an inflator, an airbag communicating with the inflator for undergoing inflation by a gas generated from the inflator, a holding member for holding the airbag in a state as folded and contained therein, and pressing down a side face of the airbag on the outer circumference thereof, to thereby restrain inflation and expansion of the airbag in the direction of the side face thereof caused by the gas generated from the inflator at least in the initial stage of the expansion of the airbag, and a gas rectification member for rectifying and guiding the gas generated from the inflator up to the vicinity of a part of the airbag inflating in the initial stage of the expansion thereof, wherein the holding member is made of a woven cloth and an anticipated rupture part to be ruptured by the gas generated from the inflator is formed at the position corresponding to the part of the airbag, inflating in the initial stage of the expansion thereof, wherein the holding member has a hole for a fixture member at substantially the center thereof, and wherein the size of the anticipated rupture part of the holding member is larger than a diameter of a decorative member provided at substantially the central part of the airbag device.