Heat treated combustion chamber housing and process for making same
US5975569A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49996
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A combustion chamber housing for use in an airbag deployment system has a tubular body portion having a length and defining a combustion chamber that is adapted to contain combustion materials and to contain gases produced from the combustion thereof. The body has an expanded region having an edge defining an opening. The edge and a portion of the body adjacent to the edge and extending longitudinally therefrom along the body is heat-treated and defines a heat-treated, strengthened region. A method for heat treating the housings is also disclosed.
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