Igniter assembly and gas generator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10976139-B2
Application number	US-201816769746-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2018
Priority date	Dec 5, 2017
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

Abstract

An igniter assembly including, an igniter, a metal collar arranged around the igniter, and a resin joining portion, the collar including, a joining surface portion having an annular surface covered with the resin joining portion, a first joining groove opened in the annular surface and including a first inner circumferential edge that has a first corner portion formed on the entire circumference of the first inner circumferential edge, and a second joining groove opened in an inner wall surface of the first joining groove and including a second inner circumferential edge that has a second corner portion formed on the entire circumference of the second inner circumferential edge, and the joined state being established when the resin joining portion enters the first joining groove and the second joining groove in a state in which the resin joining portion presses the first corner portion and the second corner portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An igniter assembly, comprising:
an igniter configured to cause ignition charge to combust by an ignition current supplied via an electro-conductive pin and discharge a combustion product;
a metal collar arranged around the igniter; and
a resin joining portion configured to integrally join, in a non-contact state, the igniter and the metal collar by a resin material and establish a joined state in which the igniter and the metal collar are joined in a state in which a part of the electro-conductive pin, to which a voltage is applicable, is exposed,
the metal collar including:
a joining surface portion having an annular surface formed in an annular shape and surrounding a periphery of a part of the igniter in the joined state, the annular surface being covered with the resin joining portion and being brought into contact with the resin joining portion;
a first joining groove opened in the annular surface of the joining surface portion and extending annularly in a circumferential direction of the igniter, the first joining groove including, in an opening thereof, a first inner circumferential edge formed to intersect a first imaginary line extending in a radial direction regarding the igniter as a center over an entire circumference of the first inner circumferential edge, the first inner circumferential edge further including a first corner portion formed on the entire circumference of the first inner circumferential edge between the annular surface and an inner wall surface of the first joining groove and having a first predetermined angle; and
a second joining groove opened in the inner wall surface of the first joining groove positioned below the first corner portion and extending annularly in the circumferential direction of the igniter, the second joining groove including a second inner circumferential edge in an opening of the second joining groove, the second inner circumferential edge being formed to intersect a second imaginary line extending in the radial direction regarding the igniter as a center over an entire circumference of the second inner circumferential edge, and the second inner circumferential edge including a second corner portion formed on the entire circumference of the second inner circumferential edge between the inner wall surface of the first joining groove and an inner wall surface of the second joining groove and having a second predetermined angle, and
the joined state being established when the resin joining portion enters the first joining groove and the second joining groove in a state in which the resin joining portion presses the first corner portion and the second corner portion.

2. The igniter assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
a bottom portion of the second joining groove is deeper than a bottom portion of the first joining groove, and
the inner circumferential edge of the opening portion of the second joining groove is positioned outward of the inner circumferential edge of the opening portion of the first joining groove regarding the igniter in the joined state as a center.

3. The igniter assembly according to claim 1 , wherein an opening direction of the opening portion of the second joining groove matches with an opening direction of the opening portion of the first joining groove.

4. The igniter assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined angle and the second predetermined angle are both 90 degrees.

5. The igniter assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first joining groove and the second joining groove are formed to have a rectangular cross-section.

6. The igniter assembly according to claim 5 , wherein a groove width other than the opening of the second joining groove is formed to be larger than an opening width of the first joining groove.

7. The igniter assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first joining groove is formed to have a rectangular cross-section, and the second joining groove is formed to have a semi-circular cross-section.

8. The igniter assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first joining groove is formed to have a sectorial cross-section, and the second joining groove is formed to have a rectangular cross-section.

9. A gas generator, comprising:
the igniter assembly according to claim 1 ;
a housing configured to accommodate the igniter assembly, the housing being filled with a gas generating agent that is caused to combust by actuation of the igniter included in the igniter assembly; and
a discharge port configured to discharge combustion gas generated by combustion of the gas generating agent to outside, the discharge port being provided in the housing.

10. A gas generator, comprising:
the igniter assembly according to claim 2 ;
a housing configured to accommodate the igniter assembly, the housing being filled with a gas generating agent that is caused to combust by actuation of the igniter included in the igniter assembly; and
a discharge port configured to discharge combustion gas generated by combustion of the gas generating agent to outside, the discharge port being provided in the housing.

11. A gas generator, comprising:
the igniter assembly according to claim 3 ;
a housing configured to accommodate the igniter assembly, the housing being filled with a gas generating agent that is caused to combust by actuation of the igniter included in the igniter assembly; and
a discharge port configured to discharge combustion gas generated by combustion of the gas generating agent to outside, the discharge port being provided in the housing.

12. A gas generator, comprising:
the igniter assembly according to claim 4 ;
a housing configured to accommodate the igniter assembly, the housing being filled with a gas generating agent that is caused to combust by actuation of the igniter included in the igniter assembly; and
a discharge port configured to discharge combustion gas generated by combustion of the gas generating agent to outside, the discharge port being provided in the housing.

13. A gas generator, comprising:
the igniter assembly according to claim 5 ;
a housing configured to accommodate the igniter assembly, the housing being filled with a gas generating agent that is caused to combust by actuation of the igniter included in the igniter assembly; and
a discharge port configured to discharge combustion gas generated by combustion of the gas generating agent to outside, the discharge port being provided in the housing.

14. A gas generator, comprising:
the igniter assembly according to claim 7 ;
a housing configured to accommodate the igniter assembly, the housing being filled with a gas generating agent that is caused to combust by actuation of the igniter included in the igniter assembly; and
a discharge port configured to discharge combustion gas generated by combustion of the gas generating agent to outside, the discharge port being provided in the housing.

15. A gas generator, comprising:
the igniter assembly according to claim 8 ;
a housing configured to accommodate the igniter assembly, the housing being filled with a gas generating agent that is caused to combust by actuation of the igniter included in the igniter assembly; and
a discharge port configured to discharge combustion gas generated by combustion of the gas generating agent to outside, the discharge port being provided in the housing.

Assignees

• Daicel Corp

Inventors

• Noda Akifumi
• Ukita Shinichiro
• Hirano Mikio

Classifications

• B60R21/264 Primary

  using instantaneous generation of gas, e.g. pyrotechnic (B60R21/268 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B01J7/00

  Apparatus for generating gases (production of inert gas mixtures B01J19/14; for generating specific gases, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. C01B, C10J {; in "air bags" on vehicles B60R21/26; for starter gas F02C7/26; blasting cartridges for producing gas under pressure F42B3/04}) · CPC title

• B60R2021/26029

  Ignitors · CPC title

• F42B3/107 Primary

  Sealing-plugs characterised by the material used · CPC title

• F42B3/103

  Mounting initiator heads in initiators; Sealing-plugs · CPC title