AIRBAG DEVICE FOR DRIVER'S SEAT

[Problem] To provide a driver seat airbag apparatus capable of fully restraining a passenger in terms of safety during expansion and deployment. [0002] [Resolution Means] A driver seat airbag apparatus 100 includes a steering wheel 106 and an airbag module 105. The steering wheel 106 has a central hub 108 and a rim 114. The rim 114 has a shape in which a portion of the upper portion of the hub 108 is omitted. The hub 108 includes: a module housing part 109 which houses the airbag module 105; and a cover 110 which covers the module housing 109 and is cleavable at the expansion pressure of the cushion 104. The cover 110 includes cover doors 162a, 162b which open at the expansion pressure of the cushion 104. When the cover 110 is cleaved, the cover doors 162a, 162b are open in the right and left diagonal upward directions when viewed from the center P3 of the hub 108, while a space portion S1 without the cover doors is formed in the direction directly above the center of the hub 108 when viewed from the center of the hub 108.