Patent ID: 9487183
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. An inflator ( 10 ) comprising an outer housing which has at least two housing parts ( 12 ; 12 ′) connected to each other in the form of a diffuser bowl ( 14 ; 14 ′) with outflow openings ( 16 ; 16 ′) towards the outside and a cover ( 20 ; 20 ′) directly connected to the diffuser bowl ( 14 ; 14 ′), wherein inside the inflator ( 10 ) at least a first and a second combustion chamber ( 30 , 36 ; 36 ′) are provided and wherein the first combustion chamber ( 30 ) is confined by an inner wall ( 32 ; 32 ′) and the second combustion chamber ( 36 ; 36 ′) is located within the space confined by the diffuser bowl ( 14 ; 14 ′) and the cover ( 20 ; 20 ′), wherein the diffuser bowl ( 14 ; 14 ′) and/or the cover ( 20 ; 20 ′) comprise a section ( 24 ; 24 ′) that is shaped into an indentation forming at least partially a circumferential section of the inner wall ( 32 ; 32 ′) that defines the first combustion chamber ( 30 ), the section ( 24 ; 24 ′) being closed by a closing member ( 26 ; 26 ′) that further defines the first combustion chamber ( 30 ) and comprises one or more outflow openings ( 50 ).