Patent ID: 6247725
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: B60R,F17C,Y10T

Abstract:
An opening apparatus for a gas pressure container for inflating an airbag, comprising:a housing that is fixedly connected to said container and communicates with said container via a discharge opening thereof, wherein said housing includes a principal member that is connected to said container and has oppositely disposed open ends;a counterbearing disposed in said principal member;a sealing element for initially sealing said discharge opening;a pressure piece disposed in said principal member, wherein said sealing element is supported by said pressure piece on said counterbearing against opening forces acting on said sealing element via the gas pressure in said container;respective end plates for closing off said open ends of said principal member; and,a triggering device that when activated removes support for said sealing element so that said discharge opening is opened by gas pressure in said container for inflation of an airbag, wherein said triggering device is in the form of separate unit that is independently mountable on said housing and is held in one of said end plates, and wherein support of said sealing element is stable independent of said triggering device.