摘要 |
An air bag system for an assistant driver's seat comprises a housing including an open face to allow air bag deployment, an air bag folded in the housing, a gas generator secured to the rear wall of the housing opposite to the open face, first outlets formed in the gas generator to allow gases to flow into the air bag stored in the housing, second outlets formed in the gas generator to allow the gases to flow out of the housing, a passage defined in the housing to provide a communication between the second outlets and the outside of the housing, and a release mechanism situated in the passage for allowing the gases to flow from the gas generator into the outside of the housing through the passage when the pressure of the gases flowing through the second outlets exceeds a predetermined level. |