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Anti-rattle and retention structure for a flangeless inflator of an airbag restraint assembly

  • US 5,356,175 A
  • Filed: 07/02/1993
  • Issued: 10/18/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An airbag restraint inflator assembly comprising:

  • a reaction can having a mounting means providing an opening in a first end wall thereof, said opening adapted to receive and position an inflator within a cavity of said reaction can;

    an inflator, shorter in dimension than the reaction can, and having a generally cylindrical housing with a flangeless base on a first end thereof;

    said reaction can mounting means being a generally open, right circular cylindrical shaped tube formed by a circular sidewall, said sidewall terminating at one end thereof with a radially extending mounting flange having an outer diameter greater than a diameter of said first end wall opening and terminating in a resilient arm on the other end of said sidewall;

    said mounting means being located in said reaction can first end wall with said resilient arm engaging and holding the inflator housing by biased radial compression force.

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