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Apparatus for controlling inflation of an air bag

  • US 5,366,242 A
  • Filed: 11/01/1993
  • Issued: 11/22/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An inflatable vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:

  • an inflatable air bag having fabric panels defining an interior cheer into which inflation fluid flows to inflate said air bag;

    an air bag reaction canister having walls defining a storage chamber in which said air bag is stored, said reaction canister having a vent opening in at least one of said walls;

    a source of inflation fluid for inflating said air bag;

    a valve member mounted on one of said walls of said air bag reaction canister, said valve member being movable relative to said vent opening to control flow of inflation fluid through said vent opening; and

    means for moving said valve member relative to said vent opening in response to ambient temperature variations in the vicinity of said source of inflation fluid.

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