Patent ID: 6070531
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: B60R,F42B

Abstract:
An initiator for an inflator of an automotive airbag restraint system, comprising:a housing;a glass to metal seal dividing said housing into two parts and further including connector means in said glass to metal seal for making an electrical connection to a firing element, a first of said two parts being configured for housing said firing element of said initiator, and a second of said two parts being configured for receiving at least one application specific integrated circuit, said connector means including a pair of pin portions projecting in the direction of said first part of said housing and a pair of socket portions from which said pin portions project, said socket portions having open ends facing oppositely of said pin portions and accessible from said second part of said housing;application specific integrated circuit mounting means located in said second part of said housing; andat least one application specific integrated circuit mounted in said mounting means, said connector means being connected to said at least one application specific integrated circuit.