Gas generating system
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1. A gas generating system comprising:
- a housing;
a first end closure secured to the housing for hermetically sealing a first end portion of the housing; and
a first bore seal formed separately from the first end closure and secured to the first end closure for mounting a first gas generant combustion initiation mechanism therein,wherein the bore seal is insertable into an opening in the end closure after the end closure is secured to the housing,and wherein a portion of the end closure is slidably engaged with a portion of the housing to position the portion of the end closure within the housing prior to securement of the first end closure to the housing.
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Abstract
A gas generating system (10) includes a housing (12), a first end closure (22) secured to the housing (12) for hermetically sealing a first end portion of the housing, and a first bore seal (26) formed separately from the first end closure (22) and secured to the first end closure (22) for mounting a first gas generant combustion initiation mechanism (24) therein. The gas generator (10) may include single-stage and/or dual-stage capability.
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1. A gas generating system comprising:
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a housing; a first end closure secured to the housing for hermetically sealing a first end portion of the housing; and a first bore seal formed separately from the first end closure and secured to the first end closure for mounting a first gas generant combustion initiation mechanism therein, wherein the bore seal is insertable into an opening in the end closure after the end closure is secured to the housing, and wherein a portion of the end closure is slidably engaged with a portion of the housing to position the portion of the end closure within the housing prior to securement of the first end closure to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A gas generating system comprising:
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a housing; a first end closure secured to the housing for hermetically sealing a first end portion of the housing; and a bore seal inserted into an opening in the first end closure after the closure is secured to the housing, wherein the first end closure is secured to the housing by forcing a portion of the housing to cold-flow into a cavity formed by a portion of the first end closure to form a metal-to-metal seal between the housing and the end closure.
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21. A gas generating system comprising;
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a housing; and a first end closure secured to the housing for hermetically sealing a first end portion of the housing; wherein the first end closure is secured to the housing by forcing a portion of the housing to cold-flow into a cavity formed by a portion of the first end closure to form a metal-to-metal seal between the housing and the end closure; and wherein a ratio of overall system length to overall system diameter is within a range from about 3.8/1 to about 5.3/1. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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