Patent ID: 7584992
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An occupant protection device for protecting a vehicle occupant in the event of a vehicle accident, comprising: a gas generator including a combustion chamber, an igniter including an ignitable charge, and a throttle disk, wherein the combustion chamber does not contain any propellant material, and the combustion chamber extends from the ignitable charge to the throttle disk; and an airbag connected to the gas generator and configured to be inflated by the gas generator in the event of an accident, wherein only gas formed as a result of the igniting charge is used for filling the airbag, wherein a volume of the combustion chamber is greater than the volume of the ignitable charge, wherein the combustion chamber is tubular, wherein in one end of the tubular combustion chamber an electrically ignitable igniter is inserted in a gastight manner, and wherein the other end of the tubular combustion chamber is closed by the throttle disk having a gas passage opening through which the gas leaves the combustion chamber.