Air bag inflator assembly
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- inflation means for providing inflation gas, including at least one exhaust port located on a wall thereof through which a stream of inflation gas exits,retainer means for securing the inflation means, including a hollow retainer body and fastener means for securing the inflation means thereto;
wherein each fastener means comprises a head positioned interior the retainer body about a designated opening, a stud extending through such opening, an exterior thread for attachment to a cooperation structure to secure the retainer means thereto, a bore extending through the stud and head and internal threads within the bore and a set screw received in the internal threads such that when the set screw is inserted therein an end of the set screw extends beyond the head to force the inflator means into a portion of the retainer means.
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Abstract
An assembly comprising: an inflator (20) for providing inflation gas, including a cylindrical body (22, 44) having at least one exhaust port (42a,b) located on a wall thereof through which a stream of inflation gas (40) exits, and a retainer (140) for securing the inflation means, including a hollow cylindrical retainer body for receipt of the inflation means and for diverting the inflation gas stream into a diffuser. The diffuser (210) comprises an inflatable gas permeable portion (212) for receiving the inflation gas stream such that when the inflation gas exits the gas permeable portion such inflation gas is generally uniformly distributed therethrough and communicated to an air bag. The diffuser includes a first portion (216a,b) attached the gas permeable portion and secured to the retainer. The air bag (230) is secured about the diffuser, for receipt of the inflation gas exiting the diffuser. The air bag as well as the gas permeable portion of the diffuser is maintained in a folded pre-inflation condition and expandable in response the inflation gas entering therein.
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7 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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inflation means for providing inflation gas, including at least one exhaust port located on a wall thereof through which a stream of inflation gas exits, retainer means for securing the inflation means, including a hollow retainer body and fastener means for securing the inflation means thereto; wherein each fastener means comprises a head positioned interior the retainer body about a designated opening, a stud extending through such opening, an exterior thread for attachment to a cooperation structure to secure the retainer means thereto, a bore extending through the stud and head and internal threads within the bore and a set screw received in the internal threads such that when the set screw is inserted therein an end of the set screw extends beyond the head to force the inflator means into a portion of the retainer means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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