【考案の名称】自動点火装置とこれを組込んだエアバッグインフレータ

Japanese Patent JP3041188

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An auto ignition system (70) for use as part of an airbag inflator (48) having an ignitor tube (158). The auto ignition system includes an elongated auto ignition chamber (72) having an open end (74) and a length (76) to width (78) ratio of at least three. The auto ignition chamber is adapted to be positioned within the airbag inflator with the open end facing the ignitor tube. Auto ignition material (80) is contained within the auto ignition chamber, and a closure such as a metal foil retention disk (82) closes the open end of the auto ignition chamber. According to one embodiment, the auto ignition chamber (72) is a recess defined by an endwall (54) of the airbag inflator housing (52) with the open end of the recess facing the ignitor tube. According to another embodiment of the invention, a solid press-fit closure plug closes the open end of the auto ignition chamber, and according to an additional embodiment, the press-fit closure plug is a porous metal fiber or powder press-fit closure plug. According to a further embodiment, the auto ignition chamber is defined by a retention cup adapted to be press-fit within the recess defined by the endwall of the inflator.

David W. Lindsay
Darling ell johnson
Brent K. Olson
Jay Kirk Storley
William B. Richardson

JP134097U

September 09, 1997

March 05, 1997

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Morton International, Inc.

B60R21/264; B60R21/26; (IPC1-7): B60R21/32; C06D5/00

Takashi Ishida (3 others)

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