Aspirating inflator assembly
First Claim
1. An aspirating inflator assembly for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprising,a housing defined by spaced sidewalls, a back wall and an openable front panel,an airbag attached to and stored internally of said housing,a plurality of gas generators supported adjacent to the back wall of said housing,a plurality of apertures in at least one sidewall of said housing, anda valve on said housing for admitting ambient air thereinto through said apertures but precluding exhaust of air outwardly of said housing, the frontal panel on said housing being openable upon energization of said gas generator to facilitate deployment of said airbag.
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Abstract
An aspirating inflator assembly for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises a housing having spaced sidewalls, a back wall and an openable front wall. An airbag is stored internally of the housing. Multiple gas generators are supported on or adjacent to the back wall of the housing. The housing has a plurality of apertures in the sidewalls thereof that are normally closed by valves which are openable to aspirate ambient air into the housing but preclude exhaust of air outwardly of the housing.
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1. An aspirating inflator assembly for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprising,
a housing defined by spaced sidewalls, a back wall and an openable front panel, an airbag attached to and stored internally of said housing, a plurality of gas generators supported adjacent to the back wall of said housing, a plurality of apertures in at least one sidewall of said housing, and a valve on said housing for admitting ambient air thereinto through said apertures but precluding exhaust of air outwardly of said housing, the frontal panel on said housing being openable upon energization of said gas generator to facilitate deployment of said airbag.
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