| 摘要 |
The airbag apparatus as described inflates in a stable state and thereby catches, for example, a pedestrian appropriately and softly. An airbag apparatus 10 includes an airbag 20, an inflator 15 that discharges gas into the airbag 20, a detecting means that detects a collision, and a control means that activates the inflator 15 in response to a signal from the detecting means. The airbag 20 disposed along a front pillar 2 is inflated outside a vehicle 1. The airbag apparatus 10 includes a pipe 16 that supplies gas from the inflator to the airbag 20. The pipe outlet 16a is disposed, as viewed from above, in a pipe outlet locating area A surrounded by the extension X of the border between a fender 3 and a hood 4 of the vehicle 1 toward a windshield 6, the extension Y of the border between the fender 3 and the front pillar 2 toward the windshield 6, the front edge Z of a hinge pivot, and the outer surface of the fender 3 (FIG. 9). |
