Patent ID: 8074571

Claim:
An apparatus including an igniter, comprising: an igniter having an ignition portion and a retention portion that supports the ignition portion, the retention portion including, a larger-diameter portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of the ignition portion, an upper retention surface provided in an upper portion of the igniter with regard to a lengthwise direction of the retention portion and connecting the ignition portion and the larger-diameter portion, and a lower retention surface provided in a lower portion of the igniter with regard to the lengthwise direction of the retention portion and connecting the lower end of the igniter and the larger-diameter portion; a cylindrical housing forming an outer shell and including an inwardly extending portion, provided at a vicinity of one end thereof, that extends in an inward direction toward the ignition portion; and an igniter collar that supports at least the retention portion of the igniter, the igniter collar including, a reduced outer diameter portion, a larger outer diameter portion having an outer diameter larger than a diameter of the reduced outer diameter portion, an inwardly projecting portion provided in an inner surface of the igniter collar, corresponding to the reduced outer diameter portion, and a groove formed in the reduced outer diameter portion at a position corresponding to the inwardly projecting portion, the igniter collar being attached to the cylindrical housing by overlapping a wall surface of the reduced outer diameter portion of the igniter collar and a wall surface of the cylindrical housing in a thickness direction to form an overlapping part, such that the inwardly extending portion opposes and makes contact with the upper retention surface of the retention portion and the inwardly projecting portion makes contact with the lower retention surface; and an outer circumference of the cylindrical housing being provided with a crimp at a position corresponding to the groove.