Patent ID: 9365183
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B60R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An inflator for a vehicle air-bag, the inflator comprising: a container initially containing a pressurised gas, the container having a vent opening formed in a wall thereof; a rupturable element which covers the vent opening, substantially sealing the interior of the container, the rupturable element attached to the wall of the container; a first support which is attached to the wall of the container and movable with respect to the wall of the container between a first configuration, in which the first support supports a region of the rupturable element and prevents the rupturable element from rupturing, and a second configuration, the rupturable element being attached to the first support; a second support which, in an initial configuration, supports the first support and prevents the first support from moving from the first configuration to the second configuration, and which, in a final configuration, allows the first support to move from the first configuration to the second configuration; and an activation mechanism operative to move the second support from the initial configuration to the final configuration when triggered, wherein the first support is formed integrally with the wall of the container and the rupturable element is attached to both the wall and the first support.