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US 2004/0164069 A1Published application
Heating element for igniting a pyrotechnical charge
AssigneeHIRTENBERGER-SCHAFFLER AUTOMOTIVE ZUNDER GES. m.b.H.
InventorsMarkus Forsthuber, Robert Hatzl
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Abstract
A heating element for igniting a pyrotechnical charge, for example a charge of an air bag for a motor vehicle. The resistance strip on the base body extends between contact surfaces formed on the base body on opposite sides thereof. The junctions of the resistance strip with the contact surfaces are offset from conductive bridges between the terminal pins and the contact surfaces and the resistance strip may have a meander pattern or can extend diagonally between the contact surfaces.
Claims4
A heating element for igniting a pyrotechnical charge, comprising:
- a base body;
- a resistance strip on said base body and extending from one side of said base body to an opposite side thereof;
- respective contact surface formed on said base body at each of said sides and making electrical contact with said resistance strip at each side;
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- respective conductive elements electrically connecting each of said contact surfaces with an electrical terminal, each of said conductive elements contacting the respective contact surface at a location offset from a location at which the resistance strip contacts said respective contact surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.