Liquid propellant inflation apparatus for deploying an inflatable member

• Main Authors: MESSINA; NEALE ARTHUR, INGRAM; LARRY STEPHAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.02.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: AMMUNITION; BLASTING; EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; WEAPONS

An apparatus for deploying an inflatable member, such as a safety bag in a motor vehicle, includes a hydraulic actuator for amplifying the fluid pressure in a combustion chamber, initially generated by a pyrotechnic initiator, and applying the amplified fluid pressure to continuously pressurize a li...