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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1998
Daniel Duvacquier, Bordeaux, FR;
Christian Perotto, Ballancourt, FR;
Livbag S.N.C., Vert le Petit, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to an initiator for a pyrotechnic gas generator intended for motor vehicle safety. The initiator ( ) is built from a circuit support ( ) on which conductive strips are printed which include electromagnetic protection and the ends of which are joined together by a resistive element covered with a thermosensitive charge ( ). The conductive strips are connected to an electric cable ( ). The support ( ) is coated in a cylindrical overmoulded insulation ( ). A fragmentable cylindrical cap ( ) containing an igniter composition ( ) forms, together with the initiator ( ), an igniter ( ) for pyrotechnic generators intended for motor vehicle safety.