Patent ID: 6336660
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A gas generator, comprising:a housing having a plurality of gas discharge ports formed in a circumferential surface thereof for discharging combustion gas therefrom; a flange portion provided outside said housing and extending in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of said housing; a filter placed on said flange portion and covering the gas discharge ports; a strip plate member provided on said flange portion and in contact with an outer circumferential surface of said filter to prevent said filter from expanding in a radial direction of said housing due to the combustion gas discharged from said gas discharge ports, said strip plate member having a height smaller than a height of said filter; and a support member provided outside said housing and facing said flange portion, wherein said filter is supported by said support member and said flange portion, wherein said support member and said strip plate member form a window outside said filter from which the combustion gas is discharged.