Patent ID: 7607682

Claim:
An airbag system for protecting an occupant, comprising: an airbag having an occupant side surface facing the occupant and an opposite side surface opposite to the occupant side surface when the airbag is inflated, said airbag having an interior partitioned into a plurality of chambers including at least an upper chamber and a lower chamber, a gas generator disposed in the airbag for generating gas to inflate the airbag, a gas distributor disposed in the airbag and partly surrounding the gas generator, said gas distributor having a discharge port for discharging the gas from the gas generator into at least the upper chamber and the lower chamber so as to expand the airbag, said gas distributor having a size greater than that of the gas generator to form a clearance for a gas passage outside the gas generator so that the gas flows between at least the upper chamber and the lower chamber through the clearance, and a connecting line having a first section and a second section extending continuously from the first section to define at least said upper chamber, said lower chamber and said gas distributor, said connecting line connecting the occupant side surface and the opposite side surface of the airbag.