Inflator assembly

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Filed on

1993-11-02

Date issued

1995-02-21

Examiner

Rice, Kenneth R.

Patent Class

Land vehicles

SubClass

Wheeled

SubSubClass

Attachment

Other Related Categories

280742, B60R 2126

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

053909542

Description

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (12) and an inflator (14) for providing gas for inflating the restraint (12). The inflator (14) contains an ignitable gas generating material (70) which, when ignited, generates the gas. The inflator has a structure (72) which defines a combustion chamber (78) containing the gas generating material (70). The inflator (14) further has an axis (66), and directs the gas to flow from the combustion chamber (78) outward through the inflator (14) and outward from the inflator (14) in a direction transverse to the axis (66). The inflator (14) is free of a tubular body wall defining gas flow openings at a location outward of the structure (72) defining the combustion chamber (78).

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"Gelman Guide to Ultrafine Process Filtration", The Gelman Instrument Company GEL-3708, Mar. 1970, 12 pages.

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