Gas generator
US5094475A · kind A · utility
52Cited by
9References
9Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/0006
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Inflatable air-bag for use in a motor vehicle has a gas generator unit which includes at least one charge of cellulose nitrate having a mass of less than 10 grams. Gas from the charge, when ignited, is directed to the interior of the air-bag by a tube having a number of holes positioned along the length of the tube providing communication between the center of the tube and the air-bag. The tube is provided with a part of the charge of cellulose nitrate at each end of the tube.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.