Patent ID: 7686330

Claim:
A gas generator comprising a tubular housing ( 12 ) in which a combustion chamber ( 14 ) containing a propellant charge ( 18 ), an outflow chamber ( 20 ) and a clearance volume ( 32 ) are disposed, positioned behind one another axially, a partition disk ( 36 ) being provided between the clearance volume ( 32 ) and the outflow chamber ( 20 ) and having a central opening ( 34 ) and an integrally formed tube section ( 40 ) which surrounds and defines the opening ( 34 ) and extends to its free end ( 39 ) away from the clearance volume ( 32 ) into the outflow chamber ( 20 ) towards the combustion chamber ( 14 ), wherein the partition disk ( 36 ) has several first flow-through openings ( 42 ) by means of which the clearance volume ( 32 ) is in direct fluid communication with the outflow chamber ( 20 ), wherein the tube section ( 40 ) has several second flow-through openings ( 44 ) by means of which the inside of the tube section ( 40 ) is in fluid communication with the outflow chamber ( 20 ).