Trw Airbag Systems Gmbh & Co. Kg

Werner Muller

Rolf Ruckdeschel

In a gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system, a gas generator is held on a trough-shaped carrier part inbetween a diffusor cap, surrounding it, and the base of the carrier part by means of a clamping ring, by which the rim of the inflation opening of a gas bag is fastened to the carrier part.

Gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system

The invention relates to a gas generator for a safety device, in particular for a vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising a housing of insulating material, a combustion chamber formed in the housing containing solid propellant for the production of hot gas, and with an igniter inserted into the housing and projecting into the combustion chamber. The gas generator is wherein the housing is constructed so as to be conductive in the region of the igniter, and the solid propellant and, optionally, the combustion chamber, is arranged in a conductive container, the conductive region of the housing and the conductive container being in conducting connection with each other.

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Muhldorf/Inn, Germany

Werner Muller