Patent ID: 7780193

Claim:
A gas generator comprising: an ignition chamber having a single igniter and an enhancer agent stored therein; a first combustion chamber and a second combustion chamber each having a gas generating agent stored therein; a first transfer path communicating said ignition chamber with said first combustion chamber; and a second transfer path communicating said ignition chamber with said second combustion chamber, said ignition chamber, said first combustion chamber and said second combustion chamber are provided inside an elongated housing, said ignition chamber, said first combustion chamber and said second combustion chamber are arranged linearly in an axial direction of said elongated housing such that said ignition chamber is sandwiched between said first combustion chamber and said second combustion chamber, and said first transfer path and said second transfer path are arranged to be displaced from each other in parallel such that a center line of said first transfer path and a center line of said second transfer path do not overlap on a same straight line.