Patent ID: 7540241

Claim:
A gas generator comprising: a generator housing ( 12 ) having an edge ( 22 ) defining an igniter device mounting opening ( 18 ) and an igniter device having a prefabricated igniter ( 16 ) sealed off towards the exterior and having an injected plastic base ( 20 ), into which said edge ( 22 ) of said igniter device mounting opening ( 18 ) for fastening said igniter device to said generator housing ( 12 ) is embedded during injecting, connectors ( 14 ) leading to said igniter ( 16 ) being embedded into said plastic base ( 20 ) during injecting and a booster chamber ( 24 ) outside of the igniter ( 16 ) defined by a peripheral wall ( 26 ) of said plastic base ( 20 ) and containing a booster charge ( 23 ).