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

Claim 13:
14. 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;
a generant holder secured in the pressure vessel adjacent the initiator, the 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, the generant holder defining an annular space between the tubular body and an interior wall of the pressure vessel, wherein a center of the generant holder is open to a downstream portion of the pressure vessel prior to and after initiation of the airbag inflator; a generant positioned in the annular space and engaging the annular ledge; and a generant cover secured in the pressure vessel over the tubular body of the generant holder, the generant cover being selectively positioned to engage and secure the generant in the annular space.