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US 12,304,810 B2Granted
Gas generator
AssigneeSensirion AG
InventorsAlexander Lochbaum, Ueli Schoen, Stefan Knobelspies, Jens Hornung, Matthias Streiff, Ulrich Bartsch
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Abstract
A gas generator comprises a compartment confined by a casing configured to hold an active material generating a target gas in response to thermal activation, and a heater structure configured and arranged to heat the active material for generating the target gas. The heater structure is arranged outside the compartment and heats the active material from at least two sides.
Claims20
Gas generator, comprising
- a compartment confined by a casing,
- active material configured to generate a target gas in response to thermal activation,
- a heater structure configured and arranged to heat the active material for generating the target gas,
- wherein the active material is arranged in the compartment,
- wherein the compartment has a volume of less than 0.5 cm3,
- wherein the active material is a compacted powder or a compacted granulate,
- wherein the heater structure is arranged outside of the compartment,
- wherein the heater structure is arranged to heat the active material from at least two sides,
- wherein the casing comprises a base plate and a cap arranged on the base plate,
- wherein electrical conductors in electrical contact with the heater structure are arranged in or on the base plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.