Heat source for airbag inflation gas generation via a dissociating material

An apparatus and method for inflating an inflatable device which involve a heat source composed of a load of fuel material and an initiator is actuatable to be in heat transmitting communication such as to initiate dissociation of a gas source material to form at least one gaseous dissociation produ...

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Main Authors RINK KARL K, HARRIS BRADLEY D, GREEN DAVID J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.09.2001
Edition7
Subjects
CHEMICAL LIGHTERS
CHEMISTRY
DETONATING OR PRIMING DEVICES
EXPLOSIVES
EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS
FUSES
GAS-ATTACK COMPOSITIONS
GENERATION OF GAS FOR BLASTING OR PROPULSION (CHEMICAL PART)
MANUFACTURE THEREOF
MATCHES
MEANS FOR GENERATING SMOKE OR MIST
MEASURING
METALLURGY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PYROPHORIC COMPOSITIONS
TESTING
TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES
TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TRANSPORTING
USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Summary:An apparatus and method for inflating an inflatable device which involve a heat source composed of a load of fuel material and an initiator is actuatable to be in heat transmitting communication such as to initiate dissociation of a gas source material to form at least one gaseous dissociation product used to inflate the inflatable device.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19980112838