Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1997-07-01
1998-11-17
Dickson, Paul N.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
280737, B60R 2126
Patent
active
058366105
ABSTRACT:
An improvement in an air bag system for a motor vehicle relating to a multiple level fluid fueled air bag inflator and method of operation thereof are provided. Such a multiple level inflator includes a stored gas chamber, a combustion chamber wherein, upon actuation, a fluid fuel and an oxidant are burned, an opener to open the stored gas chamber and an initiator device to initiate the burning of the fluid fuel and oxidant in the combustion chamber. Various performance levels can be obtained through the proper selected actuation and sequencing of actuation of the opener and the initiator device.
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Beus Glen S.
Green David J.
Moore Walter A.
Rink Karl K.
Dickson Paul N.
Morton International Inc.
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