Supplemental Restraint Systems

Airbags The SQUIB is the heating element used to ignite the gas-generating material; it only requires 2 amperes of current to ignite the inflator. Once the inflator is ignited, the nylon bag quickly inflates (in about 30 milliseconds or 0.030) with nitrogen gas. During an accident, the driver is being thrown forward by the drivers own momentum towards the steering wheel. The strong nylon bag inflates at the same time. Personal injury is reduced by the spreading of the stopping force over the entire upper-body region.