Patent · US Expired

Method of forming an automotive air bag filter with support member

US5658517A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Filing dateSep 11, 1996
Grant dateAug 19, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S264/48
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of forming a filter for an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint inflator includes a tubular filter element having a generally cylindrical interior surface and a generally cylindrical outer surface having a predetermined diameter and a predetermined axial length and spaced radially outwardly from the inner surface. A tubular support member surrounds the outer surface. The support member is of an axial length equal to at least a major portion of the axial length of the outer surface and has an inner diameter substantially similar to the diameter of the outer surface for close surrounding engagement therewith. The support member has a plurality of through openings.

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