Patent ID: 6203061
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An air bag sub-module for restraint of an occupant in a vehicle, the air bag sub-module comprising:an inflator being activatable to discharge inflator gas for inflating an air bag cushion, the inflator having a plurality of discharge ports through which the inflator gas is discharged;a sub-module housing including low output module ports and high output module ports in fluid communication with the air bag cushion, the inflator being securely received within the sub-module housing;a heat sink material disposed within the sub-module housing intermediate an outer wall of the sub-module housing and the inflator, wherein the low output module ports fluidly communicate with the heat sink material; andan actuator assembly including a movable member for selectively controlling the heat content of the inflator gas discharged into the air bag cushion by restricting the fluid flow through the high output module ports under predetermined deployment conditions, and an actuator for moving the movable member.