An inflator for an air bag, includes, a tubular housing including a gas
discharge portion, a first fixing member provided in an outer
circumferential surface of the tubular housing for fixing the inflator to
a vehicle, the first fixing member including a contacting surface fixed
to the outer circumferential surface, and a non-contacting surface
extending in a direction tangential to the outer circumferential surface
from one end of the first fixing member without contacting the outer
circumferential surface. The first fixing member has a rib that extends
from the contacting surface to the non-contacting surface.