Inflator and airbag module

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9840224
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14931001

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An inflator for a protective device in a vehicle includes a diffuser (10) forming a substantially rotation-symmetric external housing of the locator with a closing member (12), wherein the diffuser (10) includes a plurality of discharge orifices (78) arranged in a row, and which are of circular shape. The inflator also includes a circumferential wall (16, 22) which surrounds a combustion chamber (44) and a filter (46) which extends at least partially along the wall (16, 22), wherein the wall (16, 22) has at least one supporting portion (124) which constitutes an axial support for the filter (46) and is integrally formed with the wall (16, 22), and wherein either plural supporting portions (124) are formed by embossed beads, the heads being spaced apart from each other in circumferential direction, and wherein a supporting portion (124) is formed by a completely circumferential embossed bead.

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TRW AIRBAG SYSTEMS GMBHWERNHER-VON-BRAUN-STR 1 ASCHAU AM INN D-84544

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bierwirth, Sebastian Rechtmehring, DE 25 146
Bommer, Josef Soyen, DE 5 31
Breddermann, Tobias Muhldorf am inn, DE 15 34
Hofmann, Achim Tussling, DE 62 354
Neumayer, Hans-Peter Ampfling, DE 16 80
Nuiding, Hannes Kaiserbach, DE 11 88
Schober, Thomas Haag, DE 21 139
Schwebel, Dietmar Aschau a. Inn, DE 5 31
Spitzenberger, Dieter Krailburg, DE 12 67

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