Patent ID: 6485051
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A gas generator comprising a housing having a plurality of gas discharging holes and forming an enclosed space in an interior thereof,wherein the housing is composed of a short, cylindrical, outer casing and upper and lower lids and for closing the outer casing at upper and lower ends thereof, wherein the enclosed space is partitioned into two, upper and lower, combustion chambers by a partition member arranged between the upper lid and the lower lid and in the combustion chambers, gas generating agents for generating high temperature gas by burning are packed and at least one filtering member is arranged to surround the gas generating agents, wherein the lower lid forms thereon a long, cylindrical, inner casing extending through the partition member into the upper combustion chamber and a short, cylindrical, inner casing extending into the lower combustion chamber, wherein igniters for burning the gas generating agents in their combustion chambers are arranged in the inner casings, respectively.