Air bag attaching structure

Claim 2

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device comprising: a retainer having an inflator attaching opening with a marginal portion, an air bag secured to the retainer, said air bag having a gas introducing opening, a marginal portion of the opening, and a plurality of through holes formed in the marginal portion, said marginal portion of the air bag being aligned with and secured to the marginal portion of the inflator attaching opening of the retainer, and synthetic resin sheets disposed on both faces of the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of said air bag so that the synthetic resin sheets on both faces are secured to the marginal portion of the air bag by a synthetic resin filling the through holes formed in the marginal portion of the air bag.

Claim 3

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of bolts for securing the air bag to the retainer, said bolts being embedded in the synthetic resin sheet.

Claim 4

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device according to claim 1, further comprising a reinforcing member embedded in one of said sheets provided at said air bag to increase strength and rigidity of the sheet.

Claim 5

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device according to claim 3, wherein the reinforcing member includes a plurality of bolts.

Claim 6

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device according to claim 3, further comprising a holding ring with bolts for holding the marginal portion of the air bag to the marginal portion of the retainer by the bolts.

Claim 7

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device according to claim 5, wherein the sheet has a plurality of protrusions and at least one of the holding ring and the retainer has a plurality of engaging portions, said protrusions engaging the engaging portions.

Claim 8

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device comprising an air bag capable of inflating in response to gas ejected from an inflator adapted to be secured to the air bag, said air bag having a gas introducing opening with a marginal portion, said marginal portion having a portion molded of synthetic resin and a seam projecting from a cloth surface of the air bag.

Claim 9

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device comprising an air bag capable of inflating in response to gas ejected from an inflator adapted to be secured to the air bag, said air bag having a gas introducing opening with a marginal portion, said marginal portion having a portion molded of synthetic resin and a seam projecting from a cloth surface of the air bag.

Claim 10

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device according to claim 7, further comprising a reinforcing cloth superposed on the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of the air bag.

Claim 11

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device wherein an air bag capable of inflating in response to the gas from an inflator is secured to a marginal portion of a gas introducing opening of the air bag, characterized in that the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of the air bag is impregnated with synthetic resin.

Claim 12

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device wherein an air bag capable of inflating in response to the gas from an inflator is secured to a marginal portion of a gas introducing opening of the air bag, characterized in that the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of the air bag is impregnated with synthetic resin.

Claim 13

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device wherein a marginal portion of an inflator accepting opening of an air bag is aligned with a marginal portion of an inflator attaching opening of a retainer, the opening marginal portion of the air bag is pinched between a holding ring and the retainer, and the holding ring is secured to the retainer by a plurality of bolts, characterized in that the opening marginal portion of the air bag is impregnated with synthetic resin.

Claim 14

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device wherein a marginal portion of an inflator accepting opening of an air bag is aligned with a marginal portion of an inflator attaching opening of a retainer, the opening marginal portion of the air bag is pinched between a holding ring and the retainer, and the holding ring is secured to the retainer by a plurality of bolts, characterized in that the opening marginal portion of the air bag is impregnated with synthetic resin.

Claim 15

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device according to claim 10, wherein a reinforcing cloth is superposed on the marginal portion of the inflator accepting opening of the air bag, and bonded to the air bag by the synthetic resin impregnated into the reinforcing cloth.

Claim 16

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device comprising: an inflator having a lateral flange and a head portion, a retainer having a central opening, a marginal portion around the central opening, a front face and a back face, the head portion of said inflator passing through the central opening when the device is assembled so that the lateral flange of the inflator contacts the back face of the marginal portion of the central opening, an air bag having a gas introducing opening for introducing gas from said inflator, and a marginal portion of the opening to contact the front face of the marginal portion of the central opening, a holding ring for pinching the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of the air bag to the marginal portion of the central opening, securing means for securing said holding ring to said retainer, a ring-shape resin sheet for imparting rigidity to the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening, said resin sheet being attached to the marginal portion so that said air bag is readily attached to the retainer and the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening is prevented from entering the central opening of the retainer, and a reinforcing member embedded in the sheet to increase strength and rigidity of the sheet.

Claim 17

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device comprising: an inflator having a lateral flange and a head portion, a retainer having a central opening, a marginal portion around the central opening, a front face and a back face, the head portion of said inflator passing through the central opening when the device is assembled so that the lateral flange of the inflator contacts the back face of the marginal portion of the central opening, an air bag having a gas introducing opening for introducing gas from said inflator, and a marginal portion of the opening to contact the front face of the marginal portion of the central opening, a holding ring for pinching the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of the air bag to the marginal portion of the central opening, securing means for securing said holding ring to said retainer, a ring-shape resin sheet for imparting rigidity to the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening, said resin sheet being attached to the marginal portion so that said air bag is readily attached to the retainer and the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening is prevented from entering the central opening of the retainer, and a reinforcing member embedded in the sheet to increase strength and rigidity of the sheet.

Claim 18

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device according to claim 12, wherein the sheet and the air bag are each formed with a plurality of through holes in which a plurality of bolts for securing the opening marginal portion to the retainer are inserted.

Claim 19

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device, comprising: an inflator having a lateral flange and a head portion, a retainer having a central opening, a marginal portion around the central opening, a front face and a back face, the head portion of said inflator passing through the central opening when the device is assembled so that the lateral flange of the inflator contacts the back face of the marginal portion of the central opening, an air bag having a gas introducing opening for introducing gas from said inflator, and a marginal portion to contact the front face of the marginal portion of the central opening, a holding ring for pinching the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of the air bag to the marginal portion of the central opening, securing means for securing said holding ring to said retainer, and a synthetic resin material impregnated into the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of the air bag for giving rigidity to the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of the air bag so that the air bag is readily attached to the retainer and the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening is prevented from entering the central opening of the retainer.

Claim 20

An air bag attaching structure of an air bag device, comprising: an inflator having a lateral flange and a head portion, a retainer having a central opening, a marginal portion around the central opening, a front face and a back face, the head portion of said inflator passing through the central opening when the device is assembled so that the lateral flange of the inflator contacts the back face of the marginal portion of the central opening, an air bag having a gas introducing opening for introducing gas from said inflator, and a marginal portion to contact the front face of the marginal portion of the central opening, a holding ring for pinching the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of the air bag to the marginal portion of the central opening, securing means for securing said holding ring to said retainer, and a synthetic resin material impregnated into the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of the air bag for giving rigidity to the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening of the air bag so that the air bag is readily attached to the retainer and the marginal portion of the gas introducing opening is prevented from entering the central opening of the retainer.