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Pressurized gas inflator for vehicle occupant protection systems

  • US 5,542,702 A
  • Filed: 03/27/1995
  • Issued: 08/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A pressurized gas inflator comprising:

  • A) a bottle having an outlet opening;

    B) a diaphragm sealingly secured across the outlet to form a chamber containing only pressurized gas;

    C) a cup-shaped diffuser having a sidewall with an open end, and an end wall opposite the open end, the open end of the diffuser secured to the bottle surrounding the outlet opening, the sidewall of the diffuser defining a plurality of outlet ports, and the diffuser providing a flow path from the outlet opening covered by the diaphragm to the outlet ports; and

    D) an electro-explosive initiator mounted to the end wall of the diffuser and including an explosive material contained within the electro-explosive initiator, the explosive material positioned within the diffuser spaced apart from the diaphragm and not blocking the flow path from the outlet opening to the diffuser ports, for rupturing the diaphragm upon operation thereof to release the pressurized gas for delivery through the diffuser outlet ports.

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