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US 5,602,361 AGranted
Hybrid inflator
AssigneeOEA, Inc.
InventorsBrian K. Hamilton, James L. Baglini
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Abstract
A hybrid inflator for an automotive inflatable safety system and method for assembling the same. In one embodiment, a mixture of an inert gas (e.g., argon) and oxygen are contained within the inflator housing and a gun type propellant is used in the gas generator to supply the propellant gases.
Claims13
An inflator for an automotive inflatable safety system, comprising:
- an inflator housing;
- a pressurized medium contained within said inflator housing, said pressurized medium consisting essentially of a predetermined amount of an inert gas and a predetermined amount of oxygen;
- a gas generator assembly interconnected with said inflator housing and comprising a gas generator housing and at least one gas generator outlet;
- a propellant contained within said gas generator housing, wherein said propellant is a gun type propellant, said gun type propellant being selected from the group consisting of single-base propellants, double-base propellants, triple-base propellants, and nitramine propellants;
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- an inflator activation assembly, wherein said pressurized medium is released from said inflator housing and said propellant is ignited to produce propellant gases.
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