Patent ID: 7690678

Claim:
An air bag device comprising: a retainer for receiving an inflator and a folded air bag, the retainer being fixed to a steering wheel armature and having at least one hook formed in a side wall portion thereof; a module cover including first and second leg pieces projecting from a rear side, the first leg piece with a first opening and the second leg piece with a second opening, the module cover covering said air bag and said at least one hook being engaged with the first opening of the first leg piece such that the module cover can be vertically moved with respect to said retainer; a horn plate attached along a circumferential edge of said module cover; a contact plate attached to said retainer or said horn plate; and a horn spring arranged between said horn plate and said retainer; wherein a first position regulation section of said retainer to said steering wheel is received by a resin coating portion of said steering wheel armature, and is placed below a second position regulation section formed by the second opening of the second leg piece of said module cover and a pawl extended in said retainer.