Multi-chamber inflator
US6095561A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/2648
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas generator utilizes two segregated propellant container/combustion chambers, each having a plurality of nonazide propellant grains therein, and each having an igniter for separately igniting the propellant grains located within the respective chambers. A perforated insulating tube disposed between the two chambers precludes flame front and thermal propagation from one chamber to another, thus preventing redeployment of an activated airbag. Alternatively, a gas generator may contain two separate inflator subassemblies insulated to prevent heat conduction from one subassembly to another.
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