US 11,702,030 B2
Initiator for a gas generator of vehicle safety device
Francois Peremarty, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Ryan Mark Hubbard, Mendon, UT (US); Mason Wayment, Roy, UT (US); Jesse Guymon, Clinton, UT (US); and Paul Robert Carver, Roy, UT (US)
Assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US)
Filed by AUTOLIV ASP, INC., Ogden, UT (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/233,582.
Prior Publication US 2022/0332278 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 21/264 (2006.01); B60R 21/263 (2011.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/2644 (2013.01) [B60R 2021/26029 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An initiator for a gas generator of a vehicle safety device, the initiator comprising:
a cup defining an interior;
a primary pyrotechnic material disposed in the interior of the cup;
a secondary pyrotechnic material disposed in the interior of the cup;
a separator member hermetically separating the primary pyrotechnic material from the secondary pyrotechnic material;
a pair of electrical pins and a bridge wire, the bridge wire in direct contact with the primary pyrotechnic material of the initiator, the pair of electrical pins in reaction initiating communication with the primary pyrotechnic material through the bridge wire, and
an adaptor at least partially disposed in the interior of the cup, the adaptor holding the primary pyrotechnic material, the separator member connected to the cup through the adaptor
wherein the primary pyrotechnic material directly contacts a first side of the separator member and the secondary pyrotechnic material directly contacts a second side of the separator member, and
wherein the adaptor includes a central opening including a first portion containing the primary pyrotechnic material.