PVC-based gas generant for hybrid gas generators
US5566543A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC06B45/10
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The amount of particulate matter that is forced into the passenger compartment of an automobile by the deployment of an air bag as it protects the lives of occupants is reduced by improving the filterability of the combustion products of a composition for generating gas to inflate the bag. The filterability is improved by adding a nucleating agent for alkali metal halide vapors formed during said combustion. Silica, alumina, and graphite are representative of the nucleating agents.
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