DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG DEVICE

A driver seat airbag device 100, provided with a steering wheel 106 and an airbag module 105. The steering wheel 106 includes a variant rim 114 with a central upper part thereof omitted, and a cover member 110 that covers the module installation surface 109 at the center of the rim 114 and the airbag module 105. The cover member 110 includes a frontal region 150 on an occupant side of the airbag module 105, an upper region 158 on the upper side of the airbag module 105, and a tear line 156 that enables the frontal region 150 and the upper region 158 to open up as cover doors 154a and 154b. The tear line 156 extends continuously from at least the center of the frontal region 150 to at least the center of the upper region 158. The cover doors 154a and 154b open to the left and right respectively from near the center of the frontal region 150 and upper region 158.