Patent ID: 7370884
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag inflator diffusion system, comprising: an airbag inflator having an exhaust gas exit port; a sleeve having a longitudinal axis and shaped to receive the inflator securely within the sleeve, the sleeve expanding radially under a force of impinging exhaust gas, the sleeve comprising a structural stop to limit the radial expansion of the sleeve; and at least two crimped tabs being added to a proximal end of the sleeve and at least two crimped tabs being added to a distal end of the sleeve, wherein the crimped tabs are folded inward to hold the inflator within the sleeve during deployment, wherein when the crimped tabs are folded inwards, the tabs are substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve, and wherein when the sleeve expands radially under the force of the impinging gas, the crimped tabs moves radially outwardly away from each other.