Airbag inflator

• Main Authors: JUN OKADA, KIYOHIRO URAMOTO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.06.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: AMMUNITION; BLASTING; CHEMISTRY; EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION; EXPLOSIVES; GAS-ATTACK COMPOSITIONS; GENERATION OF GAS FOR BLASTING OR PROPULSION (CHEMICAL PART); HEATING; LIGHTING; MATCHES; MEANS FOR GENERATING SMOKE OR MIST; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; WEAPONS

The airbag inflator comprises a housing 12 having one or more gas outlet ports 20 communicating with an interior intermediate chamber 232 between divider walls 224,226 defining chambers 236,238 each containing a pressurized combustible gaseous mixture. Initiators 234 are actuatable to ignite the res...