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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1990
Michael J Jasken, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jerome W Emery, Tempe, AZ (US);
TRW, Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An inflator for inflating an air bag in a vehicle includes an inflator housing with an outer wall. A hermetically sealed canister is located in the housing. The canister has a first wall portion in thermal contact with the outer wall of the inflator housing. A body of gas generating material is disposed within the hermetically sealed canister. The gas generating material, when ignited, generates gas for inflating the air bag. An auto ignition packet including auto ignition material is secured within the hermetically sealed canister. The packet is in a recess in the canister in thermal contact with the first wall portion of the canister. The packet includes a flexible container, made of an air-permeable, fabric, sheet material, enclosing the auto ignition material.