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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/26 (2011.01); B60R 21/264 (2006.01); B60R 21/017 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/264 (2013.01); B60R 21/017 (2013.01); B60R 2021/26029 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for operating a gas generator for a safety device for a vehicle includes: a first terminal and a second terminal for furnishing a triggering voltage for triggering the safety device; a firing device configured to fire in response to a firing current, in order to open a closure element; an electrical coil configured to actuate, in response to a coil current, a closure device for controlling a gas flow through the outlet opening, the coil being connected in series with the firing device between the first terminal and the second terminal; and an electrical component having a voltage-dependent resistance and connected in parallel with the firing device.