Patent ID: 7261317

Claim:
An airbag system comprising: an airbag, a retainer for retaining the airbag thereon, a module cover having a vertical wall for covering an outer periphery of the airbag and capable of moving forward toward the retainer and backward to return to an initial position, an urging device disposed under the retainer for urging the module cover backward, and a horn switch having a moving contact provided to the module cover, said moving contact being brought into conduction when the module cover moves forward; wherein said module cover includes a retainer retracting section at the vertical wall, to which the moving contact is provided, said retainer retracting section contacting the retainer when the module cover moves and separating from the retainer when the module cover moves backward, and said retainer includes a cover retracting section facing the retainer retracting section and having a fixed contact so that the fixed contact contacts the moving contact.