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Gas generator for an airbag

  • US 5,048,862 A
  • Filed: 06/18/1990
  • Issued: 09/17/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A gas generator for an airbag comprising a cylindrical casing defining a substantially cylindrical pressure reservoir, said reservoir being filled with gas-releasing material and an igniter element for igniting the gas-releasing material located at one end of the cylindrical casing;

  • a support for supporting said igniter element over said gas-releasing materials and for forming an end wall of the pressure reservoir;

    gas outlet openings and a filter arranged around the pressure reservoir;

    said filter being accommodated in a chamber outside of the casing of the pressure reservoir;

    gas passage openings arranged in a wall of the casing defining the pressure reservoir on a side facing away from the igniter element; and

    the gas outlet openings leading from the chamber and lying in a zone proximate to the igniter element.

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