Initiator assembly
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1. An initiator assembly, comprising:
- an electric type initiator;
a metallic collar surrounding at least part of the electric type initiator, said metallic collar including a cylindrical protrusion extending towards said electric type initiator in an axial direction of the metallic collar and a concavo-convex portion formed on an inner surface of the cylindrical protrusion; and
a resin injected between said electric type initiator and said metallic collar such that said metallic collar is integrally molded with the resin and the resin makes contact with the concavo-convex portion.
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Abstract
An initiator assembly is provided with a metallic collar securely combined to an electric type initiator to block a moisture penetration into the inside of a gas generator, thereby obtaining operation reliability of the gas generator. In the initiator assembly, at least part of the electric type initiator is surrounded by the metallic collar, and integrated with a resin. At least either of an annular protrusion and a cylindrical protrusion provided in the direction to surround the electric type initiator is formed on the metallic collar, and the protrusion is covered with the resin.
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1. An initiator assembly, comprising:
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an electric type initiator;
a metallic collar surrounding at least part of the electric type initiator, said metallic collar including a cylindrical protrusion extending towards said electric type initiator in an axial direction of the metallic collar and a concavo-convex portion formed on an inner surface of the cylindrical protrusion; and
a resin injected between said electric type initiator and said metallic collar such that said metallic collar is integrally molded with the resin and the resin makes contact with the concavo-convex portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
an annular protrusion extending inwardly from an inner surface of the metallic collar and having an inner hole in which an electroconductive pin of the electric type initiator passes through.
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4. An initiator assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the resin holds the cylindrical protrusion in a radial direction of the cylindrical protrusion.
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5. An initiator assembly according to claim 3, wherein the inner hole has a shape other than a regular circle.
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6. An initiator assembly according to claim 3, wherein the inner hole has a diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the electric type initiator.
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7. A gas generator, comprising:
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a housing forming an outer shell;
an initiator assembly according to claim 1 or 2 arranged inside the housing; and
a gas generating agent adapted to be ignited and burnt by actuation of the initiator assembly.
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8. An initiator assembly according to claim 1, wherein said resin has a molding-shrinkage rate of less than 1%.
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9. An initiator assembly according to claim 8, wherein said resin has a molding-shrinkage rate of between 0.1 and 0.8%.
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10. An initiator assembly according to claim 1, wherein said resin contains at least one of one of glass fiber, glass filler, and mineral.
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11. An initiator assembly according to claim 1, wherein said resin has a tensile strength of 70 to 250 MPa.
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12. An initiator assembly according to claim 11, wherein said resin has a tensile strength of 100 to 250 MPa.
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13. An initiator assembly according to claim 1, wherein said resin has a dielectric breakdown voltage of greater than 10 MV/m.
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14. A metallic collar for an initiator assembly, the initiator assembly having an electric type initiator and a resin injected between the metallic collar and the electric type initiator, the metallic collar comprising:
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a cylindrical protrusion extending towards the electric type initiator in an axial direction of the metallic collar such that the cylindrical protrusion surrounds at least a part of the electric type initiator; and
a concavo-convex portion formed on an inner surface of the annular protrusion.
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