Airbag inflator and an airbag apparatus
US6196581A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/2035
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An airbag inflator includes non-azide gas generating propellants, surrounding an ignition device, disposed inside a housing. The gas generating propellants are surrounded by a coolant/filter device having a pressure loss of 0.3.times.10.sup.-2 to 1.5.times.10.sup.-2 kg/cm.sup.2 at a flow rate of 100 l/min/cm.sup.2. A space is provided between an outer periphery of the coolant/filter device and the housing such that the combustion gas passes through the entire area of the coolant/filter device. The coolant/filter device is also surrounded by a swell suppressing layer which prevents the coolant/filter device from swelling due to a combustion of the gas generating propellants.
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