Patent ID: 6497429
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle deployable airbag system comprising:an inflatable airbag mounted along a roof side of a vehicle cabin and including a gas generator mounting portion having a pair of gas generator inserting ports spaced for a predetermined distance away from one another, and a gas inlet port located between the gas generator inserting ports inside the airbag, an elongated gas generator for generating gas for deploying the airbag, said gas generator including an inflator having a first gas exhaust port formed at one end thereof, an initiator attached to the other end of the inflator, and a casing substantially completely covering the inflator with a gas passage therebetween and having closed ends and a plurality of second gas exhaust ports on its peripheral surface intermediate said closed ends, said gas generator being mounted in said mounting portion such that a substantial portion of the gas generator is located inside the airbag and the closed ends project outwardly through the inserting ports to thereby eject the gas in the inflator from the second gas exhaust ports through the first gas exhaust port at the one end and the gas passage, and annular fastening means tightly fastening the airbag at each of said insertion ports to said gas generator from the outside.