Inflator having gas deflector flanges

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1998-08-11

2000-11-21

Mai, Lanna

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

280742, B60R 2128

Patent

active

061491926

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (10) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) and an actuatable inflator (14) for, when actuated, providing inflation fluid to inflate the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device. The inflator (14) includes a circumferentially spaced plurality of radially extending outlet openings (26) and a circumferentially spaced plurality of deflector flanges (30). The deflector flanges (30) are spaced radially from the outlet openings (26) and are radially aligned with the outlet openings. The deflector flanges (30) completely overlie the outlet openings (26). When the inflator (14) is actuated, the deflector flanges (30) deflect the inflation fluid flowing from the outlet openings (26) and thereby prevent the inflation fluid from impinging directly the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) as the inflation fluid is being directed out of the inflator (14).

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