摘要 |
A gas generator ( 24; 140 ) may be used in an inflatable member system ( 20 ) which includes an inflatable member ( 22 ) expandable from a stowed condition to a deployed condition. The generator may include a flexible container (30; 150) within the inflatable member, a gas generant ( 28; 148 ), initially located within the flexible container, and an initiator ( 34 ). A propagating member ( 60; 142 ) may be located within the container to permit the initiator to initiate the generant upon triggering of the initiator to inflate the inflatable member from stowed to deployed conditions. A sustainer (44; 152; 156) may be provided to sustain the gas generation and may be positioned within a generator housing upstream of the propagating member or at or adjacent the downstream end of the propagating member.
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