Patent ID: 6318754
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An airbag apparatus comprising:a gas generator including a pair of gas outlet openings positioned diametrically opposed at a periphery of the gas generator;a housing positioned to receive a gas flowing out of the gas generator, the housing includinga mounting portion mounted to the gas generator in a gas and pressure tight manner anda line connection portion angled outwardly away from the gas generator and connected to a gas conduction line leading to an inflatable gas bag,wherein the mounting portion only contacts one side of an outer wall of the gas generator and includes a gas inlet opening positioned opposite to one of the pair of gas outlet openings;a ring seal located between the mounting portion and the gas generator and surrounding the gas inlet opening of the housing and the associated gas outlet opening of the gas generator;wherein the mounting portion includes a support surface positioned substantially parallel to the gas inlet opening and located over the gas inlet opening and the ring seal;a closure device for closing the other of the pair of gas outlet openings in a gas and pressure tight manner; anda tension means overlying the support surface and the closure device for pressing the mounting portion and the closure device to the periphery of the gas generator.