AIR BAG DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

[Problem] To provide an airbag apparatus capable of quickly and assuredly restraining a passenger. In particular, to make it possible to deploy an airbag in a large area to cover the front surface of the steering wheel quickly and smoothly at the initial stage of deploying the airbag. [0002] Moreover, to simplify the compression step of the airbag, thereby reducing manufacturing costs. [0003] [Resolution Means] An airbag apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention is configured such that the airbag is housed as a compressed body which is compressed to collapse. [0004] The second aspect of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an airbag apparatus, wherein the method includes the step of forming a compressed body of an airbag by compressing the airbag so as to collapse the airbag without rolling or folding the airbag.