Patent ID: 6142516
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
Apparatus for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, said apparatus comprising:a housing;a container in said housing;a quantity of gas stored under pressure in said container; andmeans for opening said container to enable flow of gas out of said container into said housing;said housing having wall portions to direct gas flowing from said container through an outlet of said housing into the inflatable device to inflate the inflatable device;said housing having at least one aspiration opening through which ambient air is aspirated into said housing due to the flow of said gas to mix with said gas during flow of said gas from said container into the inflatable device; anda converging-diverging nozzle in fluid communication with said container to direct flow of said gas from said container through said nozzle prior to mixing with ambient air in said housing, said converging-diverging nozzle being located in said housing.