Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1998-10-02
2000-05-16
Rice, Kenneth R.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
280742, B60R 2126
Patent
active
060625988
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) and a container (16) which contains a source of inflation fluid. A valve (30) is located outside the container (16) in an inflation fluid flow path extending from the container (16) to the protection device (14). An initiator (20) is actuatable to initiate a flow of the inflation fluid from the container (16) to the valve (30) along the flow path. The valve (30) includes a metering member (70) and a thermostatic metal element (72). The thermostatic metal element (72) engages the metering member (70) to move the metering member (70) in the flow path under the influence of changes in the ambient temperature prior to initiation of the flow of inflation fluid from the container (16) to the valve (30).
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Rice Kenneth R.
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
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