Inflator with shaped charge initiator
AssigneeTRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
InventorHarold O. Horn
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Abstract
An inflator (40, 40a) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) includes structure that defines a chamber (120, 120a) and an initiator (200) comprising a shaped charge that is actuatable to rupture the structure to open the chamber.
Claims16
An inflator for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, the inflator comprising:
- structure defining a chamber;
- an initiator comprising a shaped charge having a body of explosive material that is actuatable to rupture the structure to open the chamber;
- and
- a wave shaping mass disposed in the body of explosive material.
(canceled)
An initiator that is actuatable to cause a release of inflation fluid from a stored gas inflator, the initiator comprising a shaped charge having a body of explosive material that is actuatable to rupture structure of the inflator that defines a chamber for storing inflation fluid, and a wave shaping mass disposed in the body of explosive material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.