Patent ID: 11912231
Assignee: ARC TECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. An airbag inflator comprising:
a pressure vessel defining an outside diameter of the airbag inflator;
an initiator positioned at one end of the pressure vessel;
a manifold positioned at an opposite end of the pressure vessel; and
a generant holder assembly secured in the pressure vessel adjacent the initiator, the generant holder assembly defining an annular space that is configured to secure a generant, wherein a center of the generant holder assembly is open to a downstream portion of the pressure vessel prior to and after initiation of the airbag inflator, wherein the generant holder assembly comprises a generant holder including a tubular body and an annular ledge, the annular ledge having a larger diameter than the tubular body and being sized to be press fit into the pressure vessel, and wherein the annular ledge is U-shaped and is continuous with the tubular body.