Patent ID: 6460883
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: B01D,B60R

Abstract:
A gas generator for an air bag, comprising:a housing having a combustion chamber for containing gas generating agents therein; a first igniter attached to said housing for igniting the gas generating agents stored in said combustion chamber, said first igniter having a first electric terminal and a first connector receiving portion having a first external appearance; a second igniter attached to said housing for igniting the gas generating agents stored in said combustion chamber, said second igniter having a second electric terminal and a second connector receiving portion having a second external appearance different from the first external appearance; a first connector having a first connecting portion that engages the first connector receiving portion, the first connecting portion having a third external appearance that corresponds to the first external appearance, the first connector also having a first lead wire extending therefrom, said first lead wire extending substantially on an imaginary plane perpendicular to the axial direction of said housing when said first connector is electrically connected to said first electric terminal; and a second connector having a second connecting portion that engages the second connector receiving portion, the second connecting portion having a fourth external appearance that corresponds to the second external appearance, the second connector also having a second lead wire extending therefrom, said second lead wire also extending substantially on the imaginary plane perpendicular to the axial direction of said housing when said second connector is electrically connected to said second electric terminal.