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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2013
Bradley W. Smith, Ogden, UT (US);
David W. Parkinson, North Ogden, UT (US);
Bradley W. Smith, Ogden, UT (US);
David W. Parkinson, North Ogden, UT (US);
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment can be an inflator module assembly. The inflator module assembly can include a module housing having a plurality of gas discharge openings; an inflator housed within the housing, the inflator, upon actuation, emitting gas from one lateral side or end thereof, and a gas treatment assembly mounted within the housing external the side or end of the inflator from which gas is emitted. The gas treatment assembly can include a first strainer element nestled within a second strainer element. The first and second strainer elements each have a side wall including a plurality of gas passage apertures, with at least either 1) the gas passage apertures of the first strainer element offset relative to the gas passage apertures of the second strainer element or 2) the gas passage apertures of the second strainer element offset relative to the module housing gas discharge openings.