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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 18, 2007
William E. Bostick, St. Clair, MI (US);
James P. Karlow, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Dave Mccormick, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Barney Bauer, Rochester, MI (US);
Henk B. Helleman, Holly, MI (US);
Simin Zeng, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Daqing Zhang, Troy, MI (US);
Hideki Mizuno, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
William E. Bostick, St. Clair, MI (US);
James P. Karlow, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Dave McCormick, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Barney Bauer, Rochester, MI (US);
Henk B. Helleman, Holly, MI (US);
Simin Zeng, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Daqing Zhang, Troy, MI (US);
Hideki Mizuno, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An airbag module integrates the components required for gas generation, thereby eliminating the need for a separate inflation component. The airbag module can comprise a cover with a pocket, a gas generant container, an inflatable cushion an upper and lower retainer housing, and an inflation gas generation system in fluid communication with the cushion. The airbag module does not comprise a discrete inflator that is functional outside the assembled airbag module. The gas generant container houses a package of solid gas generating compound. The energetic materials of the propellant do not become functional as a gas generation source until the cover is secured to the lower retainer housing.