Patent ID: 6669230
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B01D,B60R

Abstract:
A multistage type air bag apparatus, comprising:a multistage gas generator for an air bag including, in a housing, a first igniter and a second igniter, selectively initiated by activation signals, provided adjacent to one another; a first lead wire having a first connector, provided on a first end thereof, for selectively connecting the first lead wire to the first igniter, the first lead wire extending from a side peripheral portion of the first connecter such that when the first connector is attached to the first igniter, the first lead wire extends only in a predetermined direction on an imaginary plane substantially perpendicular to a central axis of the housing without bending the first lead wire; and a second lead wire having a second connector, provided on a first end thereof, for selectively connecting the second lead wire to the second igniter, the second lead wire extending from a side peripheral portion of the second connector such that when the second connector is attached to the second igniter, the second lead wire extends only in the predetermined direction and only on the imaginary plane without bending the second lead wire.