Patent ID: 6217064
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A gas generator comprising:a housing (14);an outflow opening (16) in the housing (14) via which gas can emerge; anda bursting membrane (17) which closes the outflow opening (16) in the non-activated state of the gas generator and which is destroyed on activation, the bursting membrane (17) having an outer edge at which it is permanently fastened to a wall (24) which defines at least one axial section of the outflow opening (16),the wall (24) being rounded or extending inwards and obliquely in the outflow direction downstream immediately after the fastening region (31) of the bursting membrane,the outflow opening (16) being defined by an outflow channel (26) and the wall (24) being part of a nozzle which has a concave section and which adjoins the bursting membrane (17) in the outflow direction.