Patent ID: 6217065
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
An inflator for providing inflation fluid to inflate an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, said inflator comprising:a pressure vessel defining a chamber for inflation fluid, said pressure vessel having a passage for inflation fluid flow from said chamber;a burst disk blocking fluid flow through said passage;a support having a first tubular portion with a first end spaced apart from said burst disk prior to said inflation fluid entering said pressure vessel and a second end opposite said first end, said burst disk deforming into contact with said first end of said first tubular portion due to the pressure of said inflation fluid when said inflation fluid is disposed in said chamber;an actuatable igniter assembly which, when actuated, bursts said burst disk to enable fluid to flow from said chamber through said passage, said second end of said first tubular portion engaging said igniter assembly;an igniter retainer having a second tubular portion aligned with said first tubular portion;said igniter assembly being located in said first and second tubular portions and retained in position between said support and said igniter retainer.