Gas generator
First Claim
1. An inflator, comprising:
- a diffuser bowl including an outer surface presented outside the inflator and an opposite inner surface;
a cover directly connected to the diffuser bowl; and
a closing member directly connected to the outer surface of the diffuser bowl, wherein;
the outer surface of the diffuser bowl and the closing member define a first combustion chamber,the inner surface of the diffuser bowl and the cover define a second combustion chamber,the closing member comprises outflow openings for discharging inflation fluid out of the first combustion chamber; and
the diffuser bowl comprises outflow openings for discharging inflation fluid out of the second combustion chamber.
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Abstract
A gas generator (10) comprises an outer housing, which has at (east two housing parts (12), which are connected to each other, in the form of a diffuser bowl (14) with outflow openings (16) towards the outside and a cover (20) directly connected to the diffuser bowl (14). Inside the gas generator (10), at least one first and one second combustion chamber (30, 36) are provided, wherein the first combustion chamber (30) is delimited by an inner wall (32) and the second combustion chamber (36) is located within the space delimited by the diffuser bowl (14) and the cover (20). The diffuser bowl (14) and/or the cover (20) comprise a section (24) that is shaped, in particular deep-drawn, into an indentation, forming at least partially a circumferential section of the inner wall (32).
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20 Claims
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1. An inflator, comprising:
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a diffuser bowl including an outer surface presented outside the inflator and an opposite inner surface; a cover directly connected to the diffuser bowl; and a closing member directly connected to the outer surface of the diffuser bowl, wherein; the outer surface of the diffuser bowl and the closing member define a first combustion chamber, the inner surface of the diffuser bowl and the cover define a second combustion chamber, the closing member comprises outflow openings for discharging inflation fluid out of the first combustion chamber; and the diffuser bowl comprises outflow openings for discharging inflation fluid out of the second combustion chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An inflator comprising:
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an outer housing; a first combustion chamber defined by the outer housing and including one or more outflow openings, the one or more outflow openings being in direct fluid communication with an exterior of the inflator for directing inflation fluid from the first combustion chamber outside the inflator, wherein all outflow openings of the first combustion chamber are arranged in the outer housing such that they are located on one side of a first plane including a central axis of the outer housing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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