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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2006
Michael E. Kelley, Valrico, FL (US);
Richard M. Townsend, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Michael F. Mulville, Bartow, FL (US);
Anthony J. Curtis, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Samir Heric, Wiesbaden, DE;
Marko Morhard, Mainaschaff, DE;
Axel Josef Wehrwein, Roβdor, DE;
Guido Klettenheimer, Kelsterbach, DE;
Michael E. Kelley, Valrico, FL (US);
Richard M. Townsend, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Michael F. Mulville, Bartow, FL (US);
Anthony J. Curtis, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Samir Heric, Wiesbaden, DE;
Marko Morhard, Mainaschaff, DE;
Axel Josef Wehrwein, Roβdor, DE;
Guido Klettenheimer, Kelsterbach, DE;
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
An airbag inflator () for inflating an airbag has a tubular inflator housing () having a first end (A) and a second end (B). A gas release mechanism () has an exhaust port end or housing () at the first end (A) for releasing gas directly from the tubular inflator housing () to ambient air, bypassing the airbag. A heater assembly () containing a gas generant is located and attached at the second end (B). An igniter () ignites the heater assembly (). A primary gas vent port () vents gas from the tubular inflator housing () into an airbag during normal deployment of the airbag. The gas release mechanism () has a passageway or opening () for exhausting gas from the tubular inflator housing () to an exhaust port (). A seal () seals the passageway or opening () of the gas release mechanism (). An igniterfor opens the seal () thereby terminating or slowing deployment and normal inflation of the airbag through the primary vent port ().