Abstract: A gas generator includes a housing, a combustion chamber accommodating therein a gas generating agent burned by an ignition device, a plurality of gas discharge ports provided to a wall surface that defines the combustion chamber, and communicating an inside and an outside of the combustion chamber, and a plurality of closing members respectively closing the plurality of gas discharge ports. Each of the plurality of closing members includes a covering region covering a corresponding gas discharge port of the plurality of gas discharge ports, and a joining region being joined to the wall surface of the housing, and formed adjacent to and surrounding the covering region. The joining region of each of the plurality of closing members is joined to the wall surface at a width within a range from 1 mm to 5 mm, inclusive, from a peripheral edge of the corresponding gas discharge port, and without interfering with another joining region.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator including: a housing having a top plate, a bottom plate located axially opposite to the top plate, and a circumferential wall located between the top plate and the bottom plate and provided with a gas discharge port; a partition wall provided with a single first communication hole, the partition wall being radially disposed in the housing to partition an interior of the housing into a first combustion chamber on the side of the top plate, which accommodates a first gas generating agent, and a second combustion chamber on the side of the bottom plate, which accommodates a second gas generating agent; a cylindrical guide member disposed between the first igniter attached to the bottom surface and the first communication hole, and provided with a second communication hole in a cylindrical wall thereof, the cylindrical guide member being disposed so as to enclose the first igniter, such that a second end opening thereof is connected to the first communication hole

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator including: a housing including a top plate, a bottom plate axially opposite to the top plate, and a circumferential wall located between the top plate and the bottom plate and provided with a gas discharge port; a partition wall having a single connection hole and a second communication hole, the partition wall being radially disposed in the housing to partition an interior of the housing into a first combustion chamber on the side of the top plate, which accommodates a first gas generating agent, and a second combustion chamber on the side of the bottom plate, which accommodates a second gas generating agent; an inner cylindrical member disposed in the housing to enclose the first igniter attached to the bottom plate, such that a second end opening side thereof passes through the connection hole in the partition wall in order to be located within the first combustion chamber, closer to the top plate than the partition wall is, and to be spaced from the top p

Abstract: A gas generator includes, an ignition device chamber arranged on a first end of a housing, a diffuser including a gas discharge port and closing a second end of the housing, a gas containing chamber disposed between the diffuser and the ignition device chamber, a first rupturable plate closing the ignition device chamber from the gas containing chamber, and a second rupturable plate closing the gas containing chamber from the diffuser, and a cup-shaped deflector disposed on a side of the second rupturable plate. The cup-shaped deflector includes a gas passage in a peripheral surface and a fragile section on at least one of a bottom surface and the peripheral surface, and is disposed with the bottom surface located on a side of the first rupturable plate, with an opening covering the second rupturable plate, and defines a gap between the peripheral surface and an inner surface of the housing.

Abstract: Provided is a gas generator including in a housing having a top plate, a bottom plate and a circumferential wall provided with a gas discharge port; a first combustion chamber arranged on the side of the top plate; a second combustion chamber arranged on the side of the bottom plate; a plenum chamber facing the gas discharge port and arranged between the first combustion chamber and the second combustion chamber; a first igniter for igniting and burning a first gas generating agent in the first combustion chamber; and a second igniter for igniting and burning a second gas generating agent in the second combustion chamber.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator, including: in a cylindrical housing, a cup-shaped member separating the combustion chamber in a cylindrical housing main body portion from the diffuser portion, the cup-shaped member being disposed such that a bottom surface thereof is positioned on the side of a first end of the cylindrical housing main body portion, an opening thereof is positioned on the side of a second end of the cylindrical housing main body portion, and a first gap which allows the combustion chamber to communicate with the diffuser portion, is formed between the the cup-shaped member and an inner wall surface of the cylindrical housing main body portion; and a filter disposed in a space surrounded by the cup-shaped member and the diffuser portion, the filter being a cup-shaped filter having a base, a circumferential wall and an opening, and the filter being provided such that, the base of the filter abuts on a closed end surface of the diffuser portion, an end surface of the opening

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator, including: a cylindrical housing; an ignition device installed at a first end of the cylindrical housing, and a diffuser portion installed at a second end thereof; a flow channel forming member disposed inside the cylindrical housing and including a partition wall which separates a first chamber from a second chamber; a combustion chamber formed in the first chamber; a discharge passage formed in the second chamber; a first cylindrical space formed on the outside of the first circumferential wall and a first communication hole formed in the first circumferential wall; a second cylindrical space formed on the outside of the second circumferential wall and being in communication with the first cylindrical space, and a second communication hole formed in the second circumferential wall; a cylindrical filter disposed in the second cylindrical space; an outer diameter (d1) of the first circumferential wall, an outer diameter (d2) of the second circumferential wall an

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator including: a housing including a top plate, a bottom plate axially opposite to the top plate, and a circumferential wall located between the top plate and the bottom plate and provided with a gas discharge port; a partition wall having a single connection hole and a second communication hole, the partition wall being radially disposed in the housing to partition an interior of the housing into a first combustion chamber on the side of the top plate, which accommodates a first gas generating agent, and a second combustion chamber on the side of the bottom plate, which accommodates a second gas generating agent; an inner cylindrical member disposed in the housing to enclose the first igniter attached to the bottom plate, such that a second end opening side thereof passes through the connection hole in the partition wall in order to be located within the first combustion chamber, closer to the top plate than the partition wall is, and to be spaced from the top p

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator including, in a cylindrical housing, a combustion chamber which is filled with gas generating agents as a gas source, and a gas discharge port for discharging a gas generated by combustion of the gas generating agents, the combustion chamber including, an ignition device which includes an igniter and closes a first end opening of the cylindrical housing, a partition wall which closes a second end opening on the side axially opposite to the first end opening, and a perforated cylindrical body which is disposed in an inner space thereof; the igniter having an igniter main body which includes an ignition portion, and an igniter collar which surrounds and holds the igniter main body; the perforated cylindrical body being disposed such that a first end thereof surrounds the ignition portion of the igniter, and a second end thereof on the axially opposite side being located on the side of the partition wall; an inside space of the perforated cylindrical body bein

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator including: a housing having a top plate, a bottom plate located axially opposite to the top plate, and a circumferential wall located between the top plate and the bottom plate and provided with a gas discharge port; a partition wall provided with a single first communication hole, the partition wall being radially disposed in the housing to partition an interior of the housing into a first combustion chamber on the side of the top plate, which accommodates a first gas generating agent, and a second combustion chamber on the side of the bottom plate, which accommodates a second gas generating agent; a cylindrical guide member disposed between the first igniter attached to the bottom surface and the first communication hole, and provided with a second communication hole in a cylindrical wall thereof, the cylindrical guide member being disposed so as to enclose the first igniter, such that a second end opening thereof is connected to the first communication hole

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator, including; a combustion chamber accommodating an igniter and a gas generating agent; a pressurized gas chamber filled with a gas selected from a rare gas or a nitrogen gas; a diffuser chamber located between the combustion chamber and the pressurized gas chamber and provided with a gas discharge port; a first closing member closing between the combustion chamber and the diffuser chamber, a second closing member closing between the pressurized gas chamber and the diffuser chamber; the combustion chamber having at least one of a space in which the first closing member deforms or moves, and a member which forms the space for enabling the first closing member to deform or move, when the gas generator is placed in a high-temperature atmosphere, due to a pressure increase or an impact caused by the gas inflow into the diffuser chamber, the first closing member being deformed or the first closing member being moved toward the combustion chamber, thereby making the c

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator including in a housing having a top plate, a bottom plate and a circumferential wall provided with a gas discharge port, a first combustion chamber arranged on the side of the top plate, a second combustion chamber arranged on the side of the bottom plate, and a plenum chamber facing the gas discharge port and arranged between the first combustion chamber and the second combustion chamber, a first igniter and a second igniter mounted to the bottom plate, the first igniter for igniting and burning a first gas generating agent in the first combustion chamber, and the second igniter for igniting and burning a second gas generating agent in the second combustion chamber; the first combustion chamber being a space surrounded by the inner cylinder, the first annular retainer and the top plate, the plenum chamber being a space surrounded by the inner cylinder, the first annular retainer, the circumferential wall of the housing provided with the gas discharge port and

Abstract: A support structure of a closing member for a gas generator including a cylindrical housing accommodating an ignition device and an inflating gas source chamber is provided. The support structure includes a combination of a closing member closing a gas discharge path and a support member supporting the closing member and is arranged inside the cylindrical housing. The support member includes a base and a convex first support part extending in one direction from a center portion of the base, and a gas passage hole in at least one of the base and the convex first support part. The closing member, having a plate shape with first and second surfaces, is supported from one surface by a distal end surface of the convex first support part abutting against a center portion of the first or second surfaces, and has an annular surface not abutted by the convex first support part.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator, including: a cylindrical housing; an ignition device installed at a first end of the cylindrical housing, and a diffuser portion installed at a second end thereof; a flow channel forming member disposed inside the cylindrical housing and including a partition wall which separates a first chamber from a second chamber; a combustion chamber formed in the first chamber; a discharge passage formed in the second chamber; a first cylindrical space formed on the outside of the first circumferential wall and a first communication hole formed in the first circumferential wall; a second cylindrical space formed on the outside of the second circumferential wall and being in communication with the first cylindrical space, and a second communication hole formed in the second circumferential wall; a cylindrical filter disposed in the second cylindrical space; an outer diameter (d1) of the first circumferential wall, an outer diameter (d2) of the second circumferential wall an

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator, including: in a cylindrical housing, a cup-shaped member separating the combustion chamber in a cylindrical housing main body portion from the diffuser portion, the cup-shaped member being disposed such that a bottom surface thereof is positioned on the side of a first end of the cylindrical housing main body portion, an opening thereof is positioned on the side of a second end of the cylindrical housing main body portion, and a first gap which allows the combustion chamber to communicate with the diffuser portion, is formed between the the cup-shaped member and an inner wall surface of the cylindrical housing main body portion; and a filter disposed in a space surrounded by the cup-shaped member and the diffuser portion, the filter being a cup-shaped filter having a base, a circumferential wall and an opening, and the filter being provided such that, the base of the filter abuts on a closed end surface of the diffuser portion, an end surface of the opening

Abstract: A gas generator includes, an ignition device chamber arranged on a first end side of a cylindrical housing and closed by an ignition device including an igniter, a diffuser including a gas discharge port and closing a second end side of the cylindrical housing opposite to the first end in an axial direction, a compressed gas containing chamber disposed between the diffuser and the ignition device chamber and containing therein a compressed gas as a gas source, a first rupturable plate disposed closing off the ignition device chamber and the compressed gas containing chamber from one another, and a second rupturable plate disposed closing off the compressed gas containing chamber and the diffuser from one another, a cup-shaped deflector disposed on a side of the second rupturable plate where the compressed gas containing chamber is disposed, the cup-shaped deflector including a gas passage in a peripheral surface section thereof and a fragile section on at least one of a bottom surface section thereof and the

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator, including in a cylindrical housing, an ignition device chamber provided with an ignition device, a gas inflow chamber having a gas discharge port and a pressurized gas chamber being arranged in the above order from the first end, a rupturable plate closing between the pressurized gas chamber and the gas inflow chamber and being fixed to an annular fixing portion, a breaking device for the rupturable plate being arranged between the ignition device chamber and the gas inflow chamber, the breaking device including a base, a rod main body which extends from the base towards the rupturable plate, and an enlarged-diameter portion at a distal end of the rod main body, and during actuation, the base moving in the axial direction, the enlarged-diameter portion being positioned inside the pressurized gas chamber after punching out the rupturable plate, and the rod main body portion being positioned so as to oppose the annular fixing portion in a radial direction, a pr

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator including, in a cylindrical housing, a combustion chamber which is filled with gas generating agents as a gas source, and a gas discharge port for discharging a gas generated by combustion of the gas generating agents, the combustion chamber including, an ignition device which includes an igniter and closes a first end opening of the cylindrical housing, a partition wall which closes a second end opening on the side axially opposite to the first end opening, and a perforated cylindrical body which is disposed in an inner space thereof; the igniter having an igniter main body which includes an ignition portion, and an igniter collar which surrounds and holds the igniter main body; the perforated cylindrical body being disposed such that a first end thereof surrounds the ignition portion of the igniter, and a second end thereof on the axially opposite side being located on the side of the partition wall; an inside space of the perforated cylindrical body bein

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator, including; a combustion chamber accommodating an igniter and a gas generating agent; a pressurized gas chamber filled with a gas selected from a rare gas or a nitrogen gas; a diffuser chamber located between the combustion chamber and the pressurized gas chamber and provided with a gas discharge port; a first closing member closing between the combustion chamber and the diffuser chamber, a second closing member closing between the pressurized gas chamber and the diffuser chamber; the combustion chamber having at least one of a space in which the first closing member deforms or moves, and a member which forms the space for enabling the first closing member to deform or move, when the gas generator is placed in a high-temperature atmosphere, due to a pressure increase or an impact caused by the gas inflow into the diffuser chamber, the first closing member being deformed or the first closing member being moved toward the combustion chamber, thereby making the c

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator including an ignition device chamber provided with the ignition device, a gas inflow chamber provided with a gas discharge port, and a pressurized gas chamber being arranged in order from the first end; a closing member including a fixing portion and a rupturable plate fixed to the fixing portion and closing between the pressurized gas chamber and the gas inflow chamber; and a breaking device for the rupturable plate being arranged between the ignition device chamber and the gas inflow chamber, the breaking device including a base portion, which has an outer circumferential surface abutted against an inner circumferential wall surface of the cylindrical housing, and a rod extending from the base portion to the rupturable plate, the fixing portion of the closing member including an annular plate surface portion, extending radially inward from the inner circumferential wall surface of the cylindrical housing, and a cylindrical wall portion extending from an inner c