Patent ID: 8096576

Claim:
A housing fixing structure for fixing a housing of an airbag control device to a supporting portion of a vehicle, the airbag control device provided with an impact detection device and configured to control an airbag based on information detected by the impact detection device, the housing fixing structure comprising: the housing including three fixing portions which are configured to be fixed to the supporting portion; and a board fixed to the housing, the board on which the impact detection device and a connector for connecting the impact detection device to an external electronic component are mounted, wherein: the connector is provided such that at least a part of the connector is out of a triangular region which is defined by lines connecting center points of the fixing portions, the housing is provided with a contact portion, the contact portion projects from the housing to the supporting portion and is configured to come into contact with the supporting portion, and the contact portion is disposed within the triangular region and in the vicinity of one of the fixing portions, closest to the connector, the housing includes a connecting portion which connects the one of the fixing portions, closest to the connector, to a main body of the housing, a width of the connecting portion is formed narrower than that of the one of the fixing portions, and the contact portion projects from the connecting portion to the supporting portion.