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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl Unterforsthuber, Oberhaching, DE;
Christian Geisreiter, Munchen, DE;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
55512 ; 55526 ; 55527 ; 55DI / ; 280736 ;
Abstract
A filter arrangement for an airbag gas generator of the type utilizing gas-producing propellant charge to generate gas to inflate an airbag, and having a filter chamber exhibiting contoured interior surfaces. A gas permeable filter material with a large effective filter surface is disposed in the filter chamber in such a manner as to substantially completely fill up the filter chamber and to contact substantially all of its contoured interior surfaces. The filter material comprises a circular knitted wire knit, rolled up and pressed into a shape corresponding to the shape of the filter chamber.