Patent ID: 6808203
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An air bag system, comprising:an inflator serving as a gas generator; an air bag which is stored along an A-pillar and a roof side rail in a folded state in a portion of a vehicle and is adapted to be inflated into a curtain along a side wall of a passenger compartment of the vehicle by gas supplied from the inflator to protect at least one vehicle occupant; and a diffuser serving to guide the gas from the inflator into the air bag, wherein a preliminary inflatable portion is formed in a gas supply port of the air bag, the preliminary inflatable portion being disposed in a longitudinally middle portion of the air bag and a gas distribution portion is formed in an end of the diffuser and is arranged within the preliminary inflatable portion, the gas distribution portion of the diffuser including a plurality of gas feed holes in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the gas feed holes distributing gas in at least two different directions.