Patent ID: 8231141

Claim:
A gas generator ( 10 ) for use in a safety device for motor vehicles comprising a housing and a propellant ( 4 ) contained in a combustion chamber ( 25 ) of the housing for generating a pressurized gas, said housing comprising a first housing part ( 40 ) and a second housing part ( 30 ) at least partly surrounded by said first housing part ( 40 ), an igniter ( 6 ) for igniting said propellant ( 4 ) and an annular filter ( 50 ) surrounding said combustion chamber ( 25 ) in which said propellant ( 4 ) is located, characterized in that said filter ( 50 ) has a peripheral portion ( 52 ) positioned in the combustion chamber ( 25 ) and a radial portion ( 51 ) that acts as a filling body for directing said propellant ( 4 ) into said combustion chamber ( 25 ).