Patent ID: 7976059

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 a plurality of hooks formed in a side wall portion thereof; a module cover in which the module cover covers the air bag and each hook of the plurality of hooks is engaged with an opening of a leg piece portion projected from a rear side and the module cover can be vertically moved with respect to the retainer; a horn plate having a plurality of contacts attached along a circumferential edge of the module cover, the horn plate integrally movable with the module cover at a horn operating time; a plurality of contact plates attached to the retainer; and a plurality of horn springs arranged between the horn plate and the retainer; wherein each contact plate includes a clip portion fastened to the retainer, and a leaf spring portion abutting against one of the contacts of the horn plate at the horn operating time.