Patent ID: 6935653

Claim:
A passenger air bag system for a vehicle, comprising: an air bag housing mounted to an instrument panel at a front part thereof; a cushion accommodated in the air bag housing such that the cushion is expanded to a front of a passenger seated in a passenger seat when a collision of the vehicle occurs; a retainer attached to the air bag housing configured to support the cushion; an inflator having an upper end vertically inserted into a rear part of the air bag housing in a direction generally normal to a plane of the air bag housing, and configured to discharge gas to the cushion, the upper end of the inflator including a plurality of gas-discharging holes; and an inflator housing attached to the rear part of the air bag housing and configured to fixedly maintain the inflator, the upper end of the inflator being mounted in the inflator housing, wherein the inflator housing includes a plurality of gas-guiding holes, each corresponding to a respective one of the gas-discharging holes, and wherein the gas-guiding holes flushly contact the upper end of the inflator.