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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1993
Shinji Hamada, Ayase, JP;
Ikeda Bussan Co., Ltd., Ayase, JP;
Abstract
An airbag restraint unit for protecting a vehicle passenger from application of impact in the event of a serious vehicle collision. The airbag restraint unit having a gas generator storage container, as a sealed container in which a generally cylindrical gas generator is disposed. An airbag is sealingly and securely attached to the storage container in such a manner that high pressure gas from the gas generator is introduced into the airbag in the event of the vehicle collision. The storage container is provided at its inside with support sections for the gas generator, projecting inside the storage container. During assembly of the unit, the gas generator is inserted into the storage container through a hole formed in a side end wall of the storage container and slidingly moved toward an opposite side end wall upon contacting with the support sections. The gas generator is provided at its tip end with a bolt section which is fixed to the side end wall with a nut so that the gas generator is fixed in position.