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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernst M. Faigle, Dryden, MI (US);
Tracy S. Sparks, Lapeer, MI (US);
Richard J. Thompson, Imlay City, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/126 ; B60R 2/128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/126 ; B60R 2/128 ;
Abstract
An apparatus (,) for inflating an inflatable device (,) includes a container (,) defining a chamber (,) containing gas. The container (,) includes a rupturable wall (,) which is rupturable when the pressure in the container reaches a predetermined level. An igniter (,) spaced from the rupturable wall (,) produces a shock wave in the gas which ruptures the rupturable wall (,) prior to the gas pressure in the container (,) reaching the predetermined level.