GAS GENERATOR FOR AIRBAG

• US 20080284146A1
• Filed: 06/13/2008
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kenji Numoto, Masoto Hirooka, Naoki Matsuda
• Original Assignee: Kenji Numoto, Masoto Hirooka, Naoki Matsuda
• Inventors: MATSUDA, Naoki, NUMOTO, Kenji, HIROOKA, Masoto
• Granted Patent: US 7,784,829 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/736
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0006 Lateral collision
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/26011 using a filter through which the inflation gas passes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/2648 comprising a plurality of combustion chambers or sub-chambers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/2644 using only solid reacting substances, e.g. pellets, powder

Abstract

A gas generator, relating to a gas generator for a side air bag or the like, is provided. The gas generator has an inner cylindrical member is stored in a housing, wherein the inner cylindrical member has a second outside diameter portion abutting against the inner peripheral surface of the housing, and a first outside diameter portion smaller in outside diameter than the second outside diameter portion, the tip end of the first outside diameter portion side abuts against the closed end portion (one end portion) of the housing, the filter is provided on the outside of the inner cylindrical member in the radial direction of the first outside diameter portion, and the ignition means is provided on the opposite end portion (the other end) from the closed end portion of the housing.

Claims

1. A gas generator for an air bag, comprising:

a cylindrical housing including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and provided with a gas discharging port;

an inner cylindrical member having a first outside diameter portion at one end thereof and a second outside diameter portion, larger than the first outside diameter portion, at another end opposite to the one end, the inner cylindrical member being provided inside the cylindrical housing, such that the second outside diameter portion is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing and defining a cylindrical space between the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing and the first outside diameter portion, the first outside diameter portion defining a first accommodating space therein and also having an opening provided locally in a periphery thereof only in a vicinity of the one end for allowing communication between the first accommodating space and the cylindrical space, and the second outside diameter portion defining a second accommodating space therein;

a first gas generating agent provided inside the first accommodating space; and

ignition means provided in the second accommodating space.

2. A gas generator for an air bag, according to claim 1, further comprising:

a partitioning wall provided inside the inner cylindrical member between the first accommodating space and the second accommodating space, the partitioning wall having a through hole that allows communication between the first accommodating space and the second accommodating space.

3. A gas generator for an air bag, according to claim 2, further comprising:

a second gas generating agent provided inside the second accommodating space.

4. A gas generating agent according to claim 1, wherein said another end of the inner cylindrical member is in contact with the ignition means.

5. A gas generating agent according to claim 1, wherein the first outside diameter portion has a constant outside diameter along an axial direction of the cylindrical housing.

6. A gas generating agent according to claim 1, further comprising:

a filter provided in the cylindrical space and defining a gap between an outer peripheral surface of the filter and the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing.

7. A gas generating agent according to claim 1, wherein the ignition means includes an igniter and an igniter collar that supports the igniter, and said another end of the inner cylindrical member is in contact with the igniter collar.