AIRBAG MODULE HOUSING
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1. A passenger airbag module comprising:
- an airbag;
a tubular inflator having an intermediate portion between end portions, the inflator for producing a quantity of inflation gas sufficient to inflate the airbag;
a housing that receives the inflator; and
a retainer positioned within the airbag, wherein the retainer clamps the airbag and the inflator to the housing, thereby creating a retainer/housing assembly having an annular gap proximate the intermediate portion of the inflator, the gap allowing the gas to exit the inflator and enter the airbag.
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Abstract
A passenger airbag module that includes an airbag and a tubular inflator. The tubular inflator produces a quantity of inflation gas sufficient to inflate the airbag. The module also includes a housing that receives the inflator; and a retainer positioned within the airbag. The retainer clamps the airbag and the inflator to the housing, thereby creating a retainer/housing assembly having an annular gap proximate the inflator, the gap allowing the gas to exit the inflator and enter the airbag. In some situations, the gap will gap circumscribe the inflator.
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1. A passenger airbag module comprising:
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an airbag; a tubular inflator having an intermediate portion between end portions, the inflator for producing a quantity of inflation gas sufficient to inflate the airbag; a housing that receives the inflator; and a retainer positioned within the airbag, wherein the retainer clamps the airbag and the inflator to the housing, thereby creating a retainer/housing assembly having an annular gap proximate the intermediate portion of the inflator, the gap allowing the gas to exit the inflator and enter the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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