Patent ID: 8205554

Claim:
A firing apparatus for a pyrotechnic protection apparatus, particularly an airbag or belt pretensioner, comprising: a power leadthrough, particularly a metal fixing material leadthrough comprising a base body equipped with a passage opening, and at least one metal pin being arranged in the passage opening in the base body in a fixing material; a housing part, including a cap, at least partially accommodating the power leadthrough while forming an intermediate space for accommodating a propellant charge; a casing which at least partially surrounds the power leadthrough, the metal pin, and the housing part; wherein the base body has a thickness in the range of 1.0 mm to 0.1 mm, and provides a hermetic seal with the housing part which accommodates the propellant charge, and means are provided on the metal pin such that the casing is engaged with the metal pin, wherein the casing and the base body together absorb a pull-out force of the metal pin which is greater than 150 N, and the casing protects the base body against bending during firing.