Abstract: A cylindrical filter for a gas generator includes, a plurality of layers made of a porous metal plate in which a compressive strength (S1) of a predetermined region in at least one end in the height direction is set smaller than a compressive strength (S2) of a portion other than the S1 region, the porous metal plate being selected from the group consisting of expanded metal, metal lath, and perforated metal, and the S1 region corresponding to a region of 5 to 20% in length from both ends with respect to the overall height.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cylindrical filter for a gas generator, including: a plurality of layers made of a porous metal plate in which a compressive strength (S1) of a predetermined region in at least one end in the height direction is set smaller than a compressive strength (S2) of a portion other than the S1 region, the porous metal plate being selected from the group consisting of expanded metal, metal lath, and perforated metal, and the S1 region corresponding to a region of 5 to 20% in length from both ends with respect to the overall height.

Abstract: An inflator includes: a pressurized gas filled with a pressurized gas and having a first end and a second end; a gas generator being connected to the first end, and including therein an ignition device and a molded article of a gas generating; a diffuser portion connected to the second end, and being provided with a gas discharge port; a communication path provided between the pressurized gas chamber and the gas generator and closed by a rupturable plate; a cap provided to cover the rupturable plate from the pressurized gas chamber side and having a plurality of gas holes formed at a circumference thereof, the minimum diameter (d min) of the gas hole being equal to or smaller than the larger one of the minimum diameter (D min) and the length (L) of the molded article of the gas generating composition.

Abstract: Gas generator for air bag having any of the following members: deflecting member formed as tube portion capable of shielding gas discharge port formed on circumferential wall of housing from inside; coolant/filter means supporting member comprising annular portion arranged to face end surface of housing and wall portion contacting with inner periphery of coolant/filter means; coolant/filter means formed in cylindrical shape obtained by laminating wire mesh; housing securely fixing igniter included in ignition means, having opening portion for inserting and fixing igniter or igniter supporting member, wherein the opening portion is provided with connecting portion for fixing inserted igniter or igniter supporting member, and connecting portion is provided in inner side of housing rather than end surface having the opening portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inflator including: a pressurized gas filled with a pressurized gas and having a first end and a second end; a gas generator being connected to the first end, and including therein an ignition device and a molded article of a gas generating; a diffuser portion connected to the second end, and being provided with a gas discharge port; a communication path provided between the pressurized gas chamber and the gas generator and closed by a rupturable plate; a cap provided to cover the rupturable plate from the pressurized gas chamber side and having a plurality of gas holes formed at a circumference thereof, the minimum diameter (d min) of the gas hole being equal to or smaller than the larger one of the minimum diameter (D min) and the length (L) of the molded article of the gas generating composition.

Abstract: A gas generator has an inner cylindrical member disposed in a cylindrical housing, an annular first combustion chamber provided radially in the outside of the inner cylindrical member, and, in the combustion chamber, a ratio of its radial average distance to its axial average length is adjusted to be in the range of 0.2 to 2.0. The gas generator has a retainer which changes a flow of a gas ejected from a through-hole in the inner cylindrical member and has a cylindrical portion for collecting fluid and semifluid combustion products included in the gas.

Abstract: The present invention provides an igniter assembly comprising: an igniter main body comprising a metallic header, a conductive pin fixed to the metallic header, a heat generating body provided on the metallic header and electrically connected to the conductive pin, a metallic cup having a upper surface of the metallic cup and a side surface on an exterior of the metallic cup and an ignition charge being in contact with the heat generating body, a collar supporting the igniter main body and a resin covering a part of the upper. surface of the metallic cup and the side surface of the metallic cup, an other portion than the part of the upper surface of the metallic cup being exposed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas generator for an air bag including a single cylindrical housing charged with a pressurized gas and at least one ignition device mounted to the cylindrical housing, the cylindrical housing having a reduced diameter portion formed by an annular convex portion protruding inward, the reduced diameter portion having a single first gas discharge port sealed by a rupturable plate, the reduced diameter-portion, which has the first gas discharge port, being surrounded by a cylindrical diffuser portion having a plurality of second gas discharge ports, and an outer diameter including the part surrounded by the diffuser portion approximates an outer diameter of the cylindrical housing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-stage gas generator for an air bag, comprising a plurality of gas generators each having an inside housing provided with an inside gas discharge port as an outer shell container, a filter disposed on the exterior of the plurality of gas generators and an outside housing of a desired shape surrounding the plurality of gas generators and the filter and being provided with an outside gas discharge port, the pressure resistance of the inside housing being greater than the pressure resistance of the outside housing, gas discharged through the inside gas discharge port of the inside housing upon activation of the multi-stage gas generator, passing through the filter, then being discharged through the outside gas discharge port of the outside housing to inflate the air bag.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator for an air bag, comprising: a housing forming an outer container, the housing including a plurality of cylindrical members that are arranged in alignment with one another; an ignition device that is ignited by an ignition current, provided in the housing and a gas generating source provided within the housing and generating gas for inflating the air bag; a connecting member for fixing and integrating the plurality of cylindrical members to each other; and a gas discharge port provided in at least one of the connecting member and the plurality of cylindrical members, wherein an interior spaces of the plurality of cylindrical members communicate with each other by the connecting member to thereby form a continuous space in the interior of the housing.

Abstract: Gas generator for air bag having any of the following members: deflecting member formed as tube portion capable of shielding gas discharge port formed on circumferential wall of housing from inside; coolant/filter means supporting member comprising annular portion arranged to face end surface of housing and wall portion contacting with inner periphery of coolant/filter means; coolant/filter means formed in cylindrical shape obtained by laminating wire mesh; housing securely fixing igniter included in ignition means, having opening portion for inserting and fixing igniter or igniter supporting member, wherein the opening portion is provided with connecting portion for fixing inserted igniter or igniter supporting member, and connecting portion is provided in inner side of housing rather than end surface having the opening portion.

Abstract: Gas generator for air bag having any of the following members: deflecting member formed as tube portion capable of shielding gas discharge port formed on circumferential wall of housing from inside; coolant/filter means supporting member comprising annular portion arranged to face end surface of housing and wall portion contacting with inner periphery of coolant/filter means; coolant/filter means formed in cylindrical shape obtained by laminating wire mesh; housing securely fixing igniter included in ignition means, having opening portion for inserting and fixing igniter or igniter supporting member, wherein the opening portion is provided with connecting portion for fixing inserted igniter or igniter supporting member, and connecting portion is provided in inner side of housing rather than end surface having the opening portion.

Abstract: The invention provided a gas generator for an air bag having any of the following members. A deflecting member is provided to suppress discharge of a combustion product generated by a combustion of gas generating means, and is formed as a tube portion to be capable of shielding a gas discharge port formed at least on a circumferential wall of a housing from the inside of the housing. A coolant/filter means supporting member can position a coolant/filter means, prevent a short pass of an operating gas, and functions as a buffer member between the coolant/filter and the housing, and/or prevent a heat from being transferred to a diffuser shell, and comprises an annular portion arranged to face an end surface of the housing and a wall portion contacting with an inner periphery of the coolant/filter means.

Abstract: Gas generator for air bag to secure safety and reliability in operation while reducing size of container in a simple structure with reduced number of parts. With this gas generator, ignition and combustion performance of the gas generating agent are enhanced. A partition wall member defines the inner space of a housing into at least two chambers in the gas generator, a disk-like dividing member is disposed inside the partition wall member, a peripheral surface of the dividing member is provided with a pawl spreading like a petticoat toward a skirt portion of the partition wall member, and the pawl is fitted into a groove circumferentially formed in an inner peripheral surface of the annular peripheral wall.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator in which ignition and combustion performance of a gas generating agent and operation performance are enhanced. An inner cylindrical member 4 is disposed in a cylindrical housing 3, an annular first combustion chamber 5a is provided radially in the outside of the inner cylindrical member 4, and, in the combustion chamber 5a, a ratio (D/L) of its radial average distance (D) to its axial average length (L) is adjusted to be in the range of 0.2 to 2.0. The invention provides a gas generator for an air bag capable of reducing a size of the gas generator and easily and reliably adjusting a capacity of a combustion chamber which accommodates the gas generating agent, and also provides a retainer for such a gas generator.

Abstract: The invention provided a gas generator for an air bag having any of the following members. A deflecting member is provided to suppress discharge of a combustion product generated by a combustion of gas generating means, and is formed as a tube portion to be capable of shielding a gas discharge port formed at least on a circumferential wall of a housing from the inside of the housing. A coolant/filter means supporting member can position a coolant/filter means, prevent a short pass of an operating gas, and functions as a buffer member between the coolant/filter and the housing, and/or prevent a heat from being transferred to a diffuser shell, and comprises an annular portion arranged to face an end surface of the housing and a wall portion contacting with an inner periphery of the coolant/filter means.

Abstract: The present invention provide a gas generator for an air bag in which safety and reliability in operation are secured while the total size of a container is restricted a simple structure with the reduced number of parts is realized, and provides a gas generator in which ignition and combustion performance of the gas generating agent are enhanced. According to the gas generator for an air bag, a partition wall member is disposed to define the inner space of a housing into at least two chambers, a disk-like dividing member is disposed inside the partition wall member, a peripheral surface of the dividing member is provided with a pawl spreading like a petticoat toward a skirt portion of the partition wall member, and the pawl is fitted into a groove circumferentially formed in an inner peripheral surface of the annular peripheral wall.