Gas bag protection apparatus for vehicles
US4084839A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 1976 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/2612
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas bag protection apparatus for protecting occupant of a motor vehicle upon collision thereof, comprises a gas supply source of a high pressure gas, a gas bag normally deflated and operatively inflated upon an emergency, and a diffuser for supplying a high pressure gas from the gas supply source into the bag to be inflated. Improvement resides in provision of a centrifugal separator chamber provided between the gas supply source and the diffuser, for separating, from the high pressure gas flow, residues produced at an explosion of an igniter which is adapted to cause the gas supply source to feed the high pressure gas. A residue collecting cavity may be provided in combination with the separating chamber, both of which may be in a coaxially aligned configuration.
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