Patent ID: 6830265
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An airbag module comprising:an airbag inflatable through an opening in the airbag; an airbag inflator for providing an inflation gas into said opening in the airbag; an airbag housing to which the airbag inflator and the airbag are attached; a flap attached to said housing, said flap being movable from a first position permitting inflation gas to flow to said opening in the airbag and a second position deflecting the inflation gas away from said opening in the airbag; and a propellant capable of discharging into a discharge space, said propellant moving said flap between said first position and said second position when discharged; a hollow body at least partially covering said discharge space, said propellant being stored in said hollow body; and a piston slideably received in said hollow body, said piston having an actuated position following discharge of said propellant into said discharge space and an unactuated position prior to discharge of said propellant into said discharge space, wherein at least a portion or said piston protrudes further outside of said hollow body in said actuated position than in said unactuated position such that at least portion of said piston contacts said flap in said actuated position, and said hollow body has a protrusion in contact with a catch on said piston in said actuated position.