An inflator is located inside an airbag of airbag device for supplying
inflation gas. The inflator includes a substantially cylindrical body for
generating inflation gas, and a substantially tubular retainer made of
sheet metal to be mounted around the body for holding the body by
fastening a fastening portion. The retainer includes mounting bolts for
mounting the airbag to a predetermined mounting position. The retainer
includes a fastening portion, a first support portion and a second
support portion which are arranged in order along axial direction of the
body to abut against a circumference of the body. The fastening portion
and the second support portion are located in a substantially opposite
area from the first support portion in the circumference of the body
based on a center of a cross section of the body taken perpendicularly to
the axial direction of the body as the retainer holds the body.