Patent ID: 7549673
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An air bag apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: an air bag configured to inflate and deploy with inflow of a gas; a first inflator provided with a plurality of first gas injection holes configured to supply the gas to the air bag having a first pressure-time property; a second inflator provided with a plurality of second gas injection holes configured to supply the gas to the air bag having a second pressure-time property, the second pressure-time property differing from the first pressure-time property; wherein the second pressure-time property has a quicker increase in a pressure change than the first pressure-time property; the first and second inflators are disposed adjacent to each other behind the air bag; and the first and second inflators inject the gas in directions normal to a direction facing the air bag; wherein the first inflator is disposed beside a central line of the vehicle and the second inflator is disposed beside a side window of the vehicle.