Inflator
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1. An inflator, comprising:
- an inflator housing which has an opening portion and is charged with a pressurized gas;
a diffuser portion provided in an opening portion side of the inflator housing and having a gas discharging port for discharging outside a pressurized gas flowing from the opening portion at activation;
a first rupturable plate closing a pressurized gas flow path between the inflator housing and the diffuser portion; and
a filter disposed between the first rupturable plate and the gas discharging port, the filter including a flat plate with a plurality of holes and a surface of the filter in a first rupturable plate side having a concave portion and a convex portion.
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An inflator, includes: an inflator housing which has an opening portion and charged with a pressurized gas; a diffuser portion provided in an opening portion side of the inflator housing and having a gas discharging port for discharging outside a pressurized gas flowing from the opening portion at activation; a first rupturable plate closing a pressurized gas flow path between the inflator housing and the diffuser portion; and a filter disposed between the first rupturable plate and the gas discharging port, the filter including one of a flat plate with a plurality of holes or a wire mesh and a surface of the filter in a first rupturable plate side having a concave portion and a convex portion.
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1. An inflator, comprising:
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an inflator housing which has an opening portion and is charged with a pressurized gas; a diffuser portion provided in an opening portion side of the inflator housing and having a gas discharging port for discharging outside a pressurized gas flowing from the opening portion at activation; a first rupturable plate closing a pressurized gas flow path between the inflator housing and the diffuser portion; and a filter disposed between the first rupturable plate and the gas discharging port, the filter including a flat plate with a plurality of holes and a surface of the filter in a first rupturable plate side having a concave portion and a convex portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A filter for an inflator using a pressurized gas to inflate a body to be inflated and preventing foreign matter from entering the body to be inflated, comprising:
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a porous flat plate; and a surface facing a pressurized gas flow having a concave portion and a convex portion.
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