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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2004
Kazutoshi Hayashi, Aichi, JP;
Tadashi Yamamoto, Aichi, JP;
Yasuo Ochiai, Aichi, JP;
Michiyasu Ito, Aichi, JP;
Takashi Sasaki, Aichi, JP;
Yuzo Gotoh, Hyogo, JP;
Masakazu Tokuda, Hyogo, JP;
Kazutoshi Hayashi, Aichi, JP;
Tadashi Yamamoto, Aichi, JP;
Yasuo Ochiai, Aichi, JP;
Michiyasu Ito, Aichi, JP;
Takashi Sasaki, Aichi, JP;
Yuzo Gotoh, Hyogo, JP;
Masakazu Tokuda, Hyogo, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An inflator for an air bag, includes, a tubular housing including a gas discharge portion, a first fixing member provided in an outer circumferential surface of the tubular housing for fixing the inflator to a vehicle, the first fixing member including a contacting surface fixed to the outer circumferential surface, and a non-contacting surface extending in a direction tangential to the outer circumferential surface from one end of the first fixing member without contacting the outer circumferential surface. The first fixing member has a rib that extends from the contacting surface to the non-contacting surface.