Initiator
US7357083B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/26029
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An initiator is incorporated in an inflator in order to trigger the inflator through propagation of flame from an initiating explosive to a gas generator of the inflator. The initiator includes a closed-bottomed tubular capsule for accommodating the initiating explosive. A tubular portion of the capsule includes a plurality of rupture-accelerating means (grooves each having a V-shaped cross section) for accelerating rupture upon ignition of the initiating explosive, whereby flame propagates from the initiating explosive to the gas generator of the inflator along a plurality of directions.
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