Multi-deployment airbag inflator
US6916041B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/2648
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inflator assembly for an airbag includes a container with a plurality of exhaust ports positioned about a perimeter. A rupturable, non-combustible material covers the perimeter of the container to cover the exhaust ports. A plurality of perforated and rupturable walls define a plurality of chambers concentrically disposed within the container. Within each of the plurality of chambers is a detonator to trigger a gas-producing chemical to inflate an airbag cushion. The detonators disposed in each of the individual chambers can be detonated separately from other detonators in other chambers.
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