Patent ID: 8366143

Claim:
A knee airbag device comprising: a column lower cover that covers a rear end portion of a steering column from below; a column upper cover that is fitted to the column lower cover, and covers the rear end portion of the steering column from above; and an airbag module that is disposed inside the column lower cover when the airbag module is connected to the steering column, the airbag module including a gas generation portion that generates gas when the gas generation portion is operated, and a knee airbag that is housed in the airbag module in a folded state and is inflated and deployed by the gas supplied from the gas generation portion; and a bracket that includes at least one nail portion and at least one urging member, the at least one urging member being capable of temporarily engaging the at least one nail portion, and the bracket is attached to a rear end portion of the steering column, wherein the airbag module is moved toward the steering column from below, and is fixed to the bracket; and the column lower cover is fixed to the airbag module by hooking the column lower cover to the airbag module from below, and is fitted to the column upper cover through engagement between the column lower cover and the column upper cover.