Wire mesh filter with improved hoop strength
AssigneeACS Industries, Inc.
InventorGeorge Greenwood
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Abstract
A compressed wire mesh filter for an airbag assembly has one or more wires wrapped around the outer perimeter of the filter prior to final compression of the mesh to increase the hoop strength of the filter.
Claims10
A compressed, knitted wire mesh filter having (i) an inner wall defining an annulus which defines an axis and (ii) an outer wall, the filter having one or more hoop wires disposed about the outer wall and interlocked with the wire mesh during compression thereof.
An improved airbag assembly comprising a gas generator, an inflatable bag, and a filter through which gas explosively generated passes into and inflates the bag, the filter being a compressed mesh filter having an annular geometry defining an axis and an outer wall, wherein the improvement comprises one or more hoop wires disposed around the outer wall and interlocked with the compressed mesh.
A passenger vehicle having an gas generator, an inflatable bag, and a filter through which gas explosively generated passes into and inflates the bag, said filter being a compressed mesh filter having an annular geometry defining an outer wall, wherein the improvement comprises one or more hoop wires disposed around the outer wall and interlocked with the compressed mesh.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.