An inflator for a side collision allows adjustment of an inflation condition for an air bag according to a variety of builds of passengers and reduction of size. Gas discharging ports are provided at both sides with regard to an axial direction of an inflator having two igniters, and a total opening
An inflator for a side collision allows adjustment of an inflation condition for an air bag according to a variety of builds of passengers and reduction of size. Gas discharging ports are provided at both sides with regard to an axial direction of an inflator having two igniters, and a total opening area of gas ejecting ports formed at one side is made different from a total opening area of gas ejecting ports formed at the other side.
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What is claimed is: 1. An inflator for an air bag, comprising: a tubular inflator housing provided at both end portions thereof with opening portions; diffuser portions mounted at said both end portions and provided with a gas discharging port for discharging pressurized medium flowing out from the
What is claimed is: 1. An inflator for an air bag, comprising: a tubular inflator housing provided at both end portions thereof with opening portions; diffuser portions mounted at said both end portions and provided with a gas discharging port for discharging pressurized medium flowing out from the opening portions into an air bag; rupturable plates which close either one of the opening portions or the gas discharging port to seal off the pressurized medium inside; and igniters provided to rupture each of the rupturable plates, wherein narrow paths for regulating respective flow amounts of the pressurized medium are provided at said both end portions of the inflator housing, and a first gas flow path sectional area of one of the narrow paths and a second gas flow path sectional area of the other of the narrow paths are different from each other, wherein one of the two diffuser portions mounted at the both end portions of the inflator housing is connected to an air bag or air bag portion existing in the vicinity of an upper lateral part of a passenger, and the other diffuser portion is connected to another air bag or another air bag portion existing in the vicinity of a lower lateral part of the passenger, and the first gas flow path sectional area of the narrow path formed at the diffuser portion connected to the air bag or the air bag portion existing in the vicinity of the upper lateral part of the passenger is formed to be smaller than the second gas flow path sectional area of the narrow path formed at the diffuser portion connected to the air bag or the air bag portion existing in the vicinity of the lower lateral part of the passenger. 2. An inflator for an air bag according to claim 1, wherein the narrow paths are a plurality of gas discharging ports formed in the respective diffuser portions, and a total opening area of gas discharging ports formed in one of the diffuser portions is different from a total opening area of gas discharging ports formed in the other of the diffuser portions. 3. An inflator for an air bag according to claim 1, wherein the narrow paths are opening portions provided at said both end portions of the inflator housing, and an opening area of the opening portion formed at one of the end portions of the inflator housing is different from an opening area formed at the other of the end portions of the inflator housing. 4. An inflator for an air bag according to claim 1, wherein the diffuser portions include igniters which rupture the respective rupturable plates, the narrow paths are clearances leading to the gas discharging port and formed between inner faces of the diffuser portions and outer peripheral surfaces of the igniters, and the minimum diametrical sectional area of the clearance between the inner peripheral surface of one of the diffuser portions and the outer peripheral surface of a corresponding igniter is different from the minimum diametrical sectional area of the clearance between the inner peripheral surface of the other diffuser portion and the outer peripheral surface of the other igniter. 5. An inflator for an air bag according to claim 1, wherein a partition plate extending in a diametrical direction is disposed in the interior of the inflator housing, and a hole portion is provided in the partition plate and has a flow path sectional area of a gas which is smaller than the gas flow path sectional area of narrower of the narrow paths. 6. An inflator for an air bag according to claim 1, wherein a partition plate extending in a diametrical direction is disposed in the interior of the inflator housing, and a hole portion is provided in the partition plate, the hole portion is closed by a closing member attached to a side in which the larger of the narrow paths is provided. 7. An air bag system, comprising: an air bag having a first gas introducing port and a second gas introducing port; and the inflator according to claim 1, wherein, each of the diffuser portions is connected to different gas introducing ports. 8. An air bag system according to claim 7, wherein an inner space of the air bag is partitioned into a space connected to the first gas introducing port and a space connected to the second gas introducing port, and the spaces are in communication with each other. 9. An air bag system, comprising: a plurality of air bags; and the inflator for an air bag according to claim 1, wherein different air bags of the plural air bags are mounted to respective diffuser portions provided to the inflator. 10. An inflator for an air bag, comprising: a tubular inflator housing provided at both end portions thereof with opening portions; diffuser portions mounted at said both end portions and provided with a gas discharging port for discharging pressurized medium flowing out from the opening portions into an air bag; rupturable plates which close either one of the opening portions or the gas discharging port to seal off the pressurized medium inside; and igniters provided to rupture each of the rupturable plates, wherein narrow paths for regulating respective flow amounts of the pressurized medium are provided at said both end portions of the inflator housing, and a first gas flow path sectional area of one of the narrow paths and a second gas flow path sectional area of the other of the narrow paths are different from each other, wherein one of the two diffuser portions mounted at both end portions of the inflator housing is connected to an air bag or air bag portion existing in the vicinity of an upper lateral part of a passenger, and the other diffuser portion is connected to another air bag or another air bag portion existing in the vicinity of a lower lateral part of the passenger, and the first gas flow path sectional area of the narrow path formed at the diffuser portion connected to the air bag or the air bag portion existing in the vicinity of the upper lateral part of the passenger is formed larger than the second gas flow path sectional area of the narrow path formed at the diffuser portion connected to the air bag or the air bag portion existing in the vicinity of the lower lateral part of the passenger. 11. An inflator for an air bag according to claim 10, wherein the narrow paths are a plurality of gas discharging ports formed in the respective diffuser portions, and a total opening area of gas discharging ports formed in one of the diffuser portions is different from a total opening area of gas discharging ports formed in the other of the diffuser portions. 12. An inflator for an air bag according to claim 10, wherein the narrow paths are opening portions provided at said both end portions of the inflator housing, and an opening area of the opening portion formed at one of the end portions of the inflator housing is different from an opening area formed at the other of the end portions of the inflator housing. 13. An inflator for an air bag according to claim 10, wherein the diffuser portions include igniters which rupture the respective rupturable plates, the narrow paths are clearances leading to the gas discharging port and formed between inner faces of the diffuser portions and outer peripheral surfaces of the igniters, and the minimum diametrical sectional area of the clearance between the inner peripheral surface of one of the diffuser portions and the outer peripheral surface of a corresponding igniter is different from the minimum diametrical sectional area of the clearance between the inner peripheral surface of the other diffuser portion and the outer peripheral surface of the other igniter. 14. An inflator for an air bag according to claim 10, wherein a partition plate extending in a diametrical direction is disposed in the interior of the inflator housing, and a hole portion is provided in the partition plate and has a flow path sectional area of a gas which is smaller than the gas flow path sectional area of narrower of the narrow paths. 15. An inflator for an air bag according to claim 10, wherein a partition plate extending in a diametrical direction is disposed in the interior of the inflator housing, and a hole portion is provided in the partition plate, the hole portion is closed by a closing member attached to a side in which the larger of the narrow paths is provided. 16. An air bag system, comprising: an air bag having a first gas introducing port and a second gas introducing port; and the inflator according to claim 10, wherein, each of the diffuser portions is connected to different gas introducing ports. 17. An air bag system according to claim 16, wherein an inner space of the air bag is partitioned into a space connected to the first gas introducing port and a space connected to the second gas introducing port, and the spaces are in communication with each other. 18. An air bag system, comprising: a plurality of air bags; and the inflator for an air bag according to claim 10, wherein different air bags of the plural air bags are mounted to respective diffuser portions provided to the inflator.
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