Automotive airbags containing eliminators of undesirable gases
AssigneeMorton International, Inc.
InventorsMichael P. Jordan, Matthew A. Cox, Alan J. Ward
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Abstract
Material, such as catalysts, absorbents, and adsorbents, are disposed within an automotive airbag so as to contact airbag inflation gases passing therethrough and remove undesirable gases therefrom.
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An automotive airbag having a front fabric and a rear fabric, said rear fabric having an opening for receiving inflation gases therethrough and vent opening through which gases exit to deflate said airbag, said airbag having pouch means for containing material extending across said vent openings, said pouch means containing gas-eliminators for removing undesirable gases from a flow of gases through said airbag.
An automotive airbag containing loose sheets of fabric, said fabric being impregnated with gas-eliminator for removing undesirable gases from a flow of gases through said airbag, and said fabric being disposed so as to contact gases during their flow through said airbag.
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