A gas generator for an air bag is provided with a porous tube member, in which
a portion opposing the ejecting direction of a flame and the like generated due
to an activation of an ignition unit stored in an inner cylindrical member is formed
as a flame-preventing annular portion having no opening, disposed in a gas generator
housing. Further, a multistage type gas generating apparatus prevents an erroneous
connection between a plurality of igniter stored in a gas generator 1 and
outputting portions of an ignition signal outputting device. In the multistage
type air bag apparatus, the gas generator includes a plurality of igniters, and
a defining unit for specifying the unique connection between the respective ignition
signal outputting unit and the respective igniters is provided in a connector provided
in a lead wire for sending an ignition signal to each of the igniters.