Vehicle occupant restraint inflator
US5590906A · kind A · utility
17Cited by
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22Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/264
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inflator for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint, such as an air bag, includes a container (18) having a stored mixture of gases including a primary gas for inflating the air bag and a combustible gas. An actuator assembly (20) opens the container (18) and ignites the combustible gas as it flows toward the vehicle occupant restraint. Igniting the combustible gas creates a combustion reaction external to the container (18) which heats the primary gas as it flows toward the air bag. A combustion arrestor (22) minimizes the propagation of the combustion reaction into the container (18).
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