Air bag assembly

Details Air bag assembly Air bag assembly

1996-10-31

1998-06-09

Ellis, Christopher P.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

280736, 280732, 280740, B60R 2116

Patent

active

057623600

ABSTRACT:
An air bag assembly includes an inflator for discharging inflator gas. The inflator includes upper and lower longitudinal ends and an elongated longitudinal inflator axis. The inflator has a longitudinally elongated solid body portion and also has an outlet end portion located at the upper longitudinal end of the inflator atop the elongated solid body portion. The outlet end portion includes a plurality of discharge ports through which inflator gas is discharged. A base plate is connected to the inflator and extends radially outward therefrom. The base plate is positioned closer to the upper longitudinal end of the inflator than to the lower longitudinal end. The longitudinal inflator axis is generally perpendicular to the base plate to advantageously provide a T-shaped. An air bag is positioned above the base plate for deployment in an upwardly direction away from the base plate. This arrangement allows the outlet end portion of the inflator to distribute inflator gas evenly into the air bag and the longitudinal axis of the inflator to be oriented parallel to the direction of the inflating air bag.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5342089 (1994-08-01), Fink et al.
patent: 5470099 (1995-11-01), Williams
patent: 5511818 (1996-04-01), Jarboc et al.
patent: 5553888 (1996-09-01), Turner et al.
patent: 5577763 (1996-11-01), Cuevas

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