Patent ID: 6015162
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle's restraint system for passengers such as airbags, belt tighteners or similar devices to protect the passengers in case of a crash against injury, the system comprising:a gas generator having a normally closed first housing including a solid fuel as a charge to generate gas;electric ignition means for initiating ignition of said charge;evaluating means connected to said ignition means, said evaluating means including an acceleration-responsive signal generator for detecting when at least one predetermined threshold is exceeded and then activating said ignition means by triggering means for generating a triggering impulse;a closed second housing defining a vessel which is separate from said first housing, said evaluating means, said triggering means and said ignition means being incorporated in said closed second housing, said closed second housing including a portion which makes contact with said first housing, positioning said ignition means adjacent to said charge in said first housing.