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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2010
Brian T. Finnigan, Lewisburg, OH (US);
Venkatasubramanian Ananthanarayanan, Beavercreek, OH (US);
James M. Payne, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Donald E. Warren, Tipp City, OH (US);
Brian T. Finnigan, Lewisburg, OH (US);
Venkatasubramanian Ananthanarayanan, Beavercreek, OH (US);
James M. Payne, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Donald E. Warren, Tipp City, OH (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A closure assembly for an inflator comprises a housing and an outlet plate disposed within the housing. The outlet plate has an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk. The outlet plate is joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld. The deformation resistance weld is formed by contacting the outlet plate with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion of the housing with a second electrode, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the housing to a portion of the outlet plate.