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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1999
Eric R. McFarland, Mesa, AZ (US);
Lloyd G. Green, Jr., Mesa, AZ (US);
Thomas H. Deming, Mesa, AZ (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus (,) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (,) comprises an inflator housing (,) including first and second end walls (,). An inflation fluid source (,) in the inflator housing (,) is actuatable to provide inflation fluid under pressure. An igniter assembly (,) in the inflator housing (,), for actuating the inflation fluid source (,), includes an igniter housing (,) located between the first and second end walls (,) of the inflator housing and an igniter (,) located in the igniter housing. The first and second end walls (,) of the inflator housing (,) move away from each other upon actuation of the inflation fluid source (,). The igniter housing (,) moves with the second end wall (,) away from the first end wall (,). The igniter assembly (,) further includes a cap (,) on the igniter housing (,) for closing an open end of the igniter housing. The cap (,) bodily moves with the first end wall (,) away from the second end wall (,) and relative to the igniter housing (,) upon actuation of the inflation fluid source (