Patent ID: 8191927

Claim:
An inflator comprising: a housing at least in part defining a first chamber containing a quantity of gas generant; an initiator operatively associated with the first chamber and in reaction initiating communication with at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant, the initiator, upon actuation, to ignite at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant to form gas; the housing further at least in part defining a second chamber adjacently disposed to the first chamber, the second chamber containing a sealed storage reservoir and a piston assembly, the sealed storage reservoir comprising a liner including a cup-shaped base having a closed first end and an oppositely disposed open second end, the cup-shaped base including a side wall covering an interior side wall surface of the second chamber and an end wall covering an end wall surface of the second chamber, the storage reservoir also comprises a lid to seal close the second end of the base, the sealed storage reservoir containing a quantity of liquid, the piston assembly including a piston, wherein during deployment, the piston moves to unseal the storage reservoir to release at least a portion of the quantity of liquid such that the released liquid contacts and cools gas formed by the ignition of the gas generant; and the housing further having at least one discharge opening to permit gas to exit the housing.