Inflator
US6487974B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC06C9/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ignition enhancer and gas heater composition for vehicle occupant restraint systems (commonly known as “airbags”) contains a non-azide fuel, an oxidizer and a metal. The ignition enhancer composition provides reliable and consistent ignition of a main propellant composition to produce a sufficient amount of gas to inflate an attached airbag within ten to eighty milliseconds or successfully heat the stored gas in a hybrid system. In a preferred embodiment, the enhancer composition contains 5-aminotetrazole, strontium nitrate, boron nitride, mica or clay and aluminum.
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