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US 8,783,188 B1Granted
Inflator
AssigneeTK Holdings Inc.
InventorsBrian A. Mayville, Deborah L. Hordos, Scott M. Rambow
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Abstract
An inflator containing a housing having a first end and a second end is provided. An igniter is fixed within the first end of the housing for ignition of gas generant charges within the housing. A discrete fuel charge and a discrete oxidizer charge ignitably communicates with the igniter. The fuel charge and the oxidizer charge may be axially aligned and are substantially simultaneously combusted upon actuation of the inflator.
Claims17
An inflator comprising:
- a housing having a first end and a second end;
- an igniter fixed within the first end of the housing;
- a charge of solid fuel in ignitable communication with said igniter;
- and
- a charge of solid oxidizer in ignitable communication with said igniter, and discrete and separate from and in combustible communication with said fuel charge,
- wherein said solid fuel charge is positioned in a juxtaposed position relative to said solid oxidizer charge, and only one surface of said solid fuel charge is juxtaposed to said solid oxidizer charge.
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An inflator comprising:
- a housing having a first end and a second end;
- an igniter fixed within the first end of the housing;
- a plurality of solid fuel forms juxtaposed to each other in ignitable communication with said igniter;
- and
- a plurality of solid oxidizer forms juxtaposed to each other in ignitable communication with said igniter, and discrete, separate from, and in combustible communication with said plurality of solid fuel forms.
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An inflator comprising:
- a housing having a first end and a second end;
- a combustion chamber,
- an igniter fixed within the first end of the housing;
- a plurality of solid fuel forms contained within said combustion chamber and in ignitable communication with said igniter;
- and
- a plurality of solid oxidizer forms contained within said combustion chamber and in ignitable communication with said igniter,
- wherein said combustion chamber is divided to physically separate said plurality of solid fuel forms from said plurality of said solid oxidizer forms.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.