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US 8,297,652 B2Granted
Gas generating system
AssigneeTK Holdings Inc.
InventorDale E. Tauchen
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Abstract
A gas generating system includes a housing defining an interior, a housing partition dividing the interior into a first portion and a second portion, and at least one opening to enable fluid communication between the second portion and an exterior of the second portion after activation of the gas generating system. The partition is movable within the interior such that a movement of the partition in a first direction causes a flowable material positioned within the second portion to flow through the at least one opening.
Claims16
A gas generating system comprising:
- a housing defining an interior;
- a movable housing partition dividing the interior into a first portion and a second portion;
- a flowable gas generant material positioned in the second portion;
- at least one opening to enable fluid communication between the second portion and an exterior of the second portion after activation of the gas generating system;
- and
- a length of collapsible tubing positioned within the interior second portion and defining an enclosure structured for containing a flowable material therein,
- the enclosure being positioned to enable fluid communication with the at least one opening after activation of the gas generating system.
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A gas generating system comprising:
- a housing defining an interior;
- a movable housing partition dividing the interior into a first portion and a second portion;
- at least one opening to enable fluid communication between the second portion and an exterior of the second portion after activation of the gas generating system;
- and
- a length of collapsible tubing positioned within the interior second portion and defining an enclosure structured for containing a flowable material therein,
- the enclosure being positioned to enable fluid communication with the at least one opening after activation of the gas generating system,
- wherein the length of tubing has a first end secured to the partition so as to form a fluid-tight seal between the first end and the partition.
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A gas generating system comprising:
- a housing;
- a partition movable within the housing and dividing an interior of the housing into a first portion and a second portion;
- an initiator positioned exterior of the housing;
- and
- a housing end closure secured to the housing between the initiator and the partition to form a chamber between the initiator and the partition, the end closure including an opening to enable fluid communication between the initiator and the partition,
- wherein the partition is structured to be movable within the interior such that a movement of a partition in a first direction causes a flowable material positioned within the second portion to flow through the opening and into the chamber.
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A gas generating system comprising:
- a housing defining an interior;
- a movable housing partition dividing the interior into a first portion and a second portion, the movable housing partition containing at least one opening formed in the partition to enable fluid communication between the second portion and the housing first portion after activation of the gas generating system;
- at least one opening formed in the movable housing partition to enable fluid communication between the second portion and an exterior of the second portion after activation of the gas generating system;
- and
- a length of collapsible tubing positioned within the interior second portion and defining an enclosure structured for containing a flowable material therein,
- the enclosure being positioned to enable fluid communication with the at least one opening after activation of the gas generating system and the partition structured to be movable within the interior such that a movement of the partition in a first direction causes a flowable material positioned within the tubing enclosure to flow through the at least one opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.