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Inflator second stage combustion control

  • US 7,374,204 B2
  • Filed: 11/28/2005
  • Issued: 05/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inflator for inflating an airbag comprising:

  • a housing;

    a first chamber disposed within the housing;

    a generant cup and a cap disposed within the housing, the generant cup and the cap defining a second chamber that houses gas generant, the cap engaging the generant cup in seated engagement; and

    one or more perforations, wherein actuation of gas generant in the second chamber unseals the one or more perforations, wherein the movement of the cap does not separate the cap from the generant cup, wherein the first chamber is capable of being actuated independent of the second chamber.

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