Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1997-06-03
1998-06-09
Dickson, Paul N.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
102530, B60R 2126
Patent
active
057623708
ABSTRACT:
An auto ignition system for use as part of an airbag inflator having an ignitor tube. The auto ignition system includes an elongated auto ignition chamber having an open end and a length to width ratio of at least three. The auto ignition chamber is adapted to be positioned within the airbag inflator with the open end facing the ignitor tube. Auto ignition material is contained within the auto ignition chamber, and a metal foil retention disk closes the open end of the auto ignition chamber. According to one embodiment, the auto ignition chamber is a recess defined by an endwall of the airbag inflator with the open end of the recess facing the ignitor tube. According to another embodiment of the invention, a solid press-fit closure plug closes the open end of the auto ignition chamber, and according to an additional embodiment, the press-fit closure plug is a porous metal fiber or powder press-fit closure plug. According to a further embodiment, the auto ignition chamber is defined by a retention cup adapted to be press-fit within the recess defined by the endwall of the inflator.
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Johnson Darrin L.
Lindsey David W.
Olson Brent K.
Richardson William B.
Storey J. Kirk
Dickson Paul N.
Morton International Inc.
Rauchfuss, Jr. George W.
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