Patent ID: 6454299
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B60R,G06F

Abstract:
An airbag device having an elongated inflator comprising:a propellant; an igniter for igniting the propellant; a combustion chamber in which the propellant is burned; a filter chamber in which a filter is positioned; a partition separating said combustion chamber and said filter chamber; communication orifices formed in said partition for allowing communication between said combustion chamber and said filter chamber, wherein said combustion chamber and said filter chamber are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the inflator with said partition being interposed therebetween; and gas ports for supplying inflating gas into an airbag wherein said filter chamber and said combustion chamber are arranged to be offset from each other in the longitudinal direction with the partition being interposed therebetween so that said filter chamber and said combustion chamber project in the opposite directions to each other, and wherein the inflator further comprises a connecting portion formed on the end of a projecting portion of said filter chamber.