The present invention provides an inflator capable of prolonging the duration of inflation of an air bag. [0002] Since an inflator housing 12 of an inflator 10 for a curtain air bag is charged with a pressurized medium comprising a mixed gas of He and Ar (...

A pressurized gas container (1) has an outflow opening (3) sealed with a first destructible sealing element (13a) destroyed by a hot gas jet that is directed at the first sealing element and generated exclusively by igniting an ignition cap (7) activated b...

The cold gas generator has a container (7) sealed by a destructible membrane (2) which can be destroyed by a jet of hot gas from an ignition pellet (4). When the container is full, the surface (6a) of the membrane opposite the container is openly directed ...

Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12), said apparatus comprising: an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device that is inflatable into a position between a vehicle part (16) and a vehicle occupant; and an inflation fluid s...

In order to provide an inflator including a piston which can reliably break a burst disk (sealing plate) with a small force, an inflator (1) according to the present invention includes a piston (13) which is two-forked at an end thereof and is provided wit...