Patent ID: 6123358
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An air bag module for restraint of an occupant in a vehicle, the air bag module comprising:an air bag;an inflator being activatable to discharge inflator gas for inflating the air bag, the inflator having at least one discharge port through which inflator gas is discharged;a housing including at least one inflator vent opening aligned with the discharge port; anda variable inflation device mounted on the inflator, the variable inflation device including a movable member alignable with the vent opening, the movable member being movable relative to the vent opening for opening and closing the vent opening at a predetermined time during inflator activation to control the amount of inflator gas discharged into the air bag and the amount of inflator gas expelled out through the vent opening of the housing;the variable inflation device including a plunger having a reaction surface and wherein the movable member is attached to the plunger and wherein the initiator device is capable of generating pressure against the reaction surface of the plunger to move the movable member relative to the vent opening.