Patent ID: 7331597

Claim:
An airbag module for protecting a vehicle occupant comprising: an airbag inflator; an airbag cushion, the airbag cushion having a cushion throat, a windshield face, an occupant face, an inboard face, and an outboard face; and a one-piece clamshell inflator housing, the inflator housing comprising an inflator sleeve and a diffuser sleeve, the inflator sleeve being configured to receive and close about the airbag inflator, the diffuser sleeve formed from a first sleeve wall and a second sleeve wall that contact each other, wherein the first and second sleeve walls contact each other on the interior of the airbag cushion, wherein an outlet port of the airbag inflator extends into the diffuser sleeve such that the diffuser sleeve directs inflation gas produced by the inflator, wherein the diffuser sleeve is substantially transverse to the inflator sleeve.