Inflators and method for manufacturing inflators
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBRIAN T. FINNIGAN, VENKATASUBRAMANIAN ANANTHANARAYANAN, JAMES M. PAYNE, DONALD E. WARREN
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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.
Claims22
A closure assembly for an inflator, the closure assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- an outlet plate disposed within the housing, the outlet plate having an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk, the outlet plate being joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld, the deformation resistance weld being 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.
An inflator for inflating an inflatable cushion of an airbag module, the inflator comprising:
- an inflator housing;
- and
- a base plate configured to engage with an assembly for mounting the inflatable cushion to the airbag module, the base plate being joined to an open end of the inflator housing by a deformation resistance weld, the deformation resistance weld being formed by contacting the base plate with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion the inflator housing with a second electrode proximate to the base plate, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the inflator housing to a portion of the base plate.
An assembly comprising:
- a first generally tubular member;
- and
- a second member configured for at least partial disposition within the first member, the second member being joined to the first member by a deformation resistance weld, the deformation resistance weld being formed by contacting the second member with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion of the first member with a second electrode, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the first member to a portion of the second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.