Modular airbag inflator system
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1. A modular airbag inflation system, comprising:
- a first inflator section;
a second inflator section connected at one end by a flexible hose to an end of the first inflator section;
wherein a heated gas traveling through the first inflator section is capable of passing through the hose to ignite gas generant within the second inflator section.
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Abstract
A modular inflator system is disclosed that allows standardized inflator sections to be connected to assemble an airbag inflator. The modular inflator also allows the inflator to bend to follow the contour of a vehicle roof. The system includes one or more inflator sections, and a connector. The connector may be flexible to allow the modular inflator to be installed along a curve vehicle roof rail.
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29 Claims
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1. A modular airbag inflation system, comprising:
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a first inflator section;
a second inflator section connected at one end by a flexible hose to an end of the first inflator section;
wherein a heated gas traveling through the first inflator section is capable of passing through the hose to ignite gas generant within the second inflator section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A modular airbag inflation system, comprising:
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at least two inflator sections;
at least one flexible hose capable of securing an inflator section to an end of the hose;
wherein the inflator sections are secured to each other by the hose. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29)
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18. An airbag inflator section connection assembly, comprising:
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a flexible hose;
two connectors, each connector being secured within an end of the hose; and
wherein the connectors are configured to receive and secure an end of an airbag inflator section.
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24. A curtain airbag inflator system comprising:
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a flexible hose;
a first connector secured at one end of the hose and a second connector secured at the other end of the hose;
a first inflator section secured at one end to the first connector and a second inflator section secured at one end to the second connector;
wherein a heated gas traveling through the first inflator section is capable of passing through the first connector, the hose, and through the second connector to ignite gas generant within the second inflator section.
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28. A method for manufacturing a modular curtain airbag inflator system, comprising:
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providing a first inflator section having a length chosen from a set of at least two different lengths and a proximal end having an initiator disposed therein;
crimping a distal end of the first inflator section to a neck of a first connector;
inserting a barbed end of the first connector within an end of a flexible tube;
inserting a barbed end of a second connector within the other end of the flexible tube; and
crimping a proximal end of a second inflator section to the neck of the second connector, the second inflator having a length chosen from the set of at least two different lengths and configured with a stop closing a distal end of the second inflator section.
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