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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2000
Ahmad K. Al-Amin, Higley, AZ (US);
Jerome W. Emery, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Chad L. Greenlee, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A vehicle occupant protection apparatus ( ) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ) and an inflator ( ) for providing inflation fluid for the inflatable device. The inflator ( ) has a relatively large diameter body portion ( ) and a relatively small diameter neck portion ( ) extending from the body portion. The neck portion ( ) has an inflation fluid outlet ( ). The occupant protection apparatus ( ) also comprises a conduit ( ) for directing inflation fluid from the inflator ( ) into the inflatable device ( ). The conduit ( ) has a relatively large diameter main body portion ( ) secured on the body portion ( ) of the inflator ( ) by interfitting portions ( ) of the main body portion and the body portion of the inflator. The main body portion ( ) of the conduit ( ) defines a fluid chamber ( ) around the neck portion ( ) of the inflator ( ). The conduit ( ) has a relatively small diameter fill tube portion ( ) for location in the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ). The conduit has a neck portion ( ) extending between the main body portion ( ) and the fill tube portion ( ). The neck portion ( ) of the conduit ( ) tapers in diameter from the main body portion ( ) to the fill tube portion ( ).