Inflator device for airbag installations
First Claim
1. In an inflator assembly, the inflator assembly including an inflator base with at least one opening passing therethrough and wherethrough an initiator assembly is disposed, the improvement comprising:
- the inflator base comprising a simple stamping;
the initiator assembly comprising a stamped adapter, the stamped adapter comprising an outwardly extending flange and the stamped adapter extends through one of the at least one opening to dispose at least a portion of the flange adjacent the end wall; and
wherein the stamped adapter is resistance welded joined with the inflator base simple stamping.
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Abstract
An inflator assembly having an inflator base including a simple stamping. The inflator base includes an end wall, first and second openings in the end wall, a base side wall generally perpendicularly extending from the end wall, and an attachment collar generally perpendicularly extending from the base side wall at a side opposite the end wall. A first initiator assembly is disposed through the end wall first opening. The first initiator assembly includes a first stamped adapter that is resistance welded joined to the inflator base. A second initiator assembly is disposed through the inflator base second opening. The second initiator assembly includes a second stamped adapter that is resistance welded joined to the inflator base.
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24 Claims
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1. In an inflator assembly, the inflator assembly including an inflator base with at least one opening passing therethrough and wherethrough an initiator assembly is disposed, the improvement comprising:
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the inflator base comprising a simple stamping; the initiator assembly comprising a stamped adapter, the stamped adapter comprising an outwardly extending flange and the stamped adapter extends through one of the at least one opening to dispose at least a portion of the flange adjacent the end wall; and wherein the stamped adapter is resistance welded joined with the inflator base simple stamping. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An inflator assembly comprising:
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an inflator base comprising a substantially planar end wall including an opening passing therethrough, a base side wall generally perpendicularly extending from the end wall, and an attachment collar generally perpendicularly extending from the base side wall at a side opposite the end wall; a diffuser cap comprising a top wall and a cap side wall generally perpendicularly extending from the top wall, wherein the cap side wall is attached to the base side wall; and an initiator assembly comprising an initiator, a stamped adapter, and a plastic initiator adapter joining the stamped adapter to the initiator, each of the initiator, the stamped adapter, and the initiator adapter is disposed partially through the end wall opening and the stamped adapter is resistance welded joined to the inflator base, the initiator adapter including a mating interface adapted to receive an electrical connector, and the mating interface is disposed within an adapter cavity formed by the stamped adapter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An inflator assembly comprising:
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an inflator base comprising a substantially planar end wall, a first opening in the end wall, a second opening in the end wall, a base side wall generally perpendicularly extending from the end wall, and an attachment collar generally perpendicularly extending from the base side wall at a side opposite the end wall; a diffuser cap attached to the inflator base to form a chamber, the diffuser cap comprising a top wall and a cap side wall generally perpendicularly extending from the top wall, wherein the cap side wall is attached to the base side wall; a first initiator assembly disposed through the first opening, the first initiator assembly comprising a first stamped adapter disposed through the first opening and resistance welded joined to the inflator base; a second initiator assembly disposed through the second opening, the second initiator assembly comprising a second stamped adapter disposed through the second opening and resistance welded joined to the inflator base; a first cup disposed within the chamber, the first cup including an open end adapted to fittingly attach around a portion of the first initiator assembly; and a second cup disposed within the chamber, the second cup including an open end adapted to fittingly attach around a portion of the second initiator assembly. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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