Hybrid inflator
US5938235A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/1647
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A hybrid inflator including a torus-shaped stored gas housings and a central housing assembly extending through a central portion thereof. An activation assembly is disposed at one end of the central housing assembly. A diffuser assembly is located at its opposite end. The central housing assembly has a gas generator containing a propellant. The stored gas housing contains a pressurized medium that is used with the ignited propellant to provide gases to an inflatable. When the propellant is ignited, the force of the generated gas opens a closure disk adjacent to the diffuser assembly.
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