Patent ID: 7669893

Claim:
A method of producing a gas generator, comprising: arranging an igniter in an inner chamber surrounded by a housing of the gas generator, the igniter being supported in a first direction on a part of the gas generator and in the first direction opposite a mounting orifice of the housing; and arranging a sealing element in the mounting orifice to seal the mounting orifice, the sealing element pressing over a bearing area deformable in the first direction with a force acting in the first direction against a first bearing area of the igniter and forming a gas-tight joint between the sealing element and the igniter; wherein a side of the sealing element facing the part of the gas generator in the first direction abuts against a side of the part of the gas generator to limit deformation of the bearing area of the sealing element in the first direction and to close a gap, wherein the gap is defined between the side of the sealing element and the part of the gas generator when the bearing area of the sealing element and the first bearing area of the igniter come into surface contact when moving in the first direction.