Patent ID: 7695009
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: B60R,F17C

Abstract:
1. An inflator for an air-bag, comprising: a single gas bottle containing a pressurised gas mixture, the pressurised gas mixture including at least an oxidisable gas and an oxidising gas; an arrangement to open the gas bottle to enable the gas mixture to flow from the gas bottle to an interior of the air-bag; and an initiating device to ignite the gas mixture after the gas mixture flows from the gas bottle to the interior of the air-bag, the initiating device being positioned remote from the gas bottle and arranged to ignite the gas mixture that has flowed into the interior of the air-bag; wherein the initiating device includes a pyrotechnic unit mounted externally of the air-bag and a conduit to lead flame from the pyrotechnic unit to the interior of the air-bag.