Patent ID: 9738245
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A gas generator comprising: a sealed gas container comprising a first opening; a housing having a first end, the housing being circumferentially fixed about said first opening of the sealed gas container proximate to the first end of said housing, said housing defining an inner chamber and at least one gas exit orifice at a second end of said housing, said housing defining a lever portion of an inner wall; a burst cup having an outer wall and being fixed across said first opening of the sealed gas container such that said burst cup seals and fluidly communicates with said sealed gas container, the burst cup extending into said inner chamber; a portion of the outer wall of the burst cup defining a rupturable portion, said rupturable portion being disposed radially inward and in contact with said lever portion; and an igniter that when actuated provides forces against said outer wall of said burst cup thereby biasing said rupturable portion away from said lever portion to break the rupturable portion, which unseals the sealed gas container and releases gas into said inner chamber.