Jeffery A Lafranier

US Patent:

20050040633, Feb 24, 2005

Filed:

Aug 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/646488

Inventors:

William Butler - Mesa AZ, US
Jeffery Lafranier - Gilbert AZ, US
Christopher Ruf - Mesa AZ, US
James Dahl - Gilbert AZ, US

International Classification:

B60R021/26

US Classification:

280737000, 137068130

Abstract:

An inflator () includes structure () defining a chamber (). First and second passages (and ) extend through the structure (). A burst disk () closes the first passage (). A valve housing () is received in the second passage () and defines a fill passage (). A fluid () is stored under pressure in the chamber (). An igniter () is actuatable for opening the burst disk () for enabling the fluid () to flow out of the chamber () through the first passage (). A valve member () enables flow of the fluid () through the fill passage () of the valve housing () into the chamber () and prevents flow out of the chamber () through the fill passage ().