Safety bag inflation apparatus using a liquid propellant gas generator
US5487561A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/264
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To deploy an inflatable member, such as an occupant restraint safety bag in a motor vehicle, a buffer zone is pressurized by the firing of inflation initiator to release liquid propellant into the buffer zone through ruptured frangible seals in a stationary separator disk or in a movable piston for controlled ignition. The ignited liquid propellant generates a large volume of gas that is cooled and pressurize buffered prior to inflating introduction into the safety bag.
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