Abstract:
An igniting medium incorporating a support member, the latter of which is passed through by electrical leads extending towards an ignition bridge. The support member is constructed as a shunt-capacitance which is connected to the electrical lead lines for the ignition bridge.
Abstract:
A gas generator, especially for an airbag of a vehicle having a cylindrical outer tube, open end faces of which are closed by cover elements, comprising an inner tube of smaller diameter which is arranged coaxially inside the outer tube and which has outflow openings, an ignitable gas-generating material inside the inner tube, filter elements in an annular space arranged between the inner tube and the outer tube, and an igniter unit for igniting the gas-generating material. In order to improve the damming and sealing of the outflow openings, there is arranged in the inner tube a rolled-up, self overlapping damming strip adjoining the wall at least partially. Also, the outflow openings are covered on the outside of the inner tube by a sealing strip having at least two mutually overlapping portions of differing widths.
Abstract:
A filter device for filtering a gas flow, especially for filtering the gases produced by a gas generator for an impact protection cushion, comprises a filter element exhibiting several filter material plies of varying permeability lying in series in the flow direction. The filter element is fashioned as a wrapped member produced by winding up a length of filter material. The length of filter material has sectionally different filter materials, preferably wire mesh of differing mesh widths and metal fiber mats. A wrapped member is formed by winding up this filter material web, the wrapping plies of which consist of different materials with varying filter effects. This filter element wrap is inserted, for example, in the annular interspace between the two tubes of a double-tube gas generator. Owing to the rising pressure of the gas to be cleaned, the wrapped member is compacted with the consequence that its filtering function is improved.
Abstract:
A gas generator, particularly for an airbag, is characterized in that the gas-producing material (6) is arranged in a hermetically sealed charge container (9) and that a flame guide tube (10) is arranged in the charge container (9), which flame guide tube is formed in one piece with the charge container (9) and has only one flame outlet aperture (11).
Abstract:
A compressed-gas-actuated switching device including a housing, at least one primer for generating compressed gas and an actuating element for actuating a device to be actuated in response to generated compressed gas. The switching device further includes a mechanical triggering arrangement in combination with at least one of an electrical and a thermal triggering arrangement for initiating the at least one primer element.
Abstract:
The hybrid gas generator to inflate airbags comprises two combustion chambers (14, 16), in each of which a solid material charge (15, 17) is placed, and a storage chamber (11) containing a pressurized storage gas. The storage chamber (11) is connected to diffusion chamber (30) by a closing member (29) which can be perforated. The first solid material charge (15), and the second solid material charge (17) can, for instance, can be sequentially ignited by separate igniter elements (18, 19), thereby determining the pressure accumulation.
Abstract:
A gas generator is provided with a housing which is open at two opposing end faces and a housing wall in which several gas orifices are arranged. The housing is formed as an extruded hollow profile of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. A combustion chamber is accommodated in the housing, in which combustion chamber gas-generating material which is ignitable by means of an ignition unit is accommodated. The combustion gases arising with the ignition of the gas-generating material are cleaned within the housing by filter elements and discharged by means of the gas orifices. The filter elements are supported by holding sections integral with the extruded hollow profile and are inserted by means of one of the open end faces of the extruded hollow profile. In the installed state the filter elements extend in a straight line between the holding sections associated therewith.
Abstract:
A gas generator for an air bag, which can be manufactured in an advantageous manner, has at least two tubular pressure tanks wherein materials that release gas are combusted. The pressure tanks are connected radially with a central member containing an igniter element. The gas-releasing material fills up a tubular interior extensively in the form of stackable molded elements adapted to fit within the pressure tank. In most cases, an adequate path for the ignition vapors is constituted by a central channel within each element, while in case of rod-shaped molded elements, such adequate path is represented by the "natural" cavities; additionally, a free surface area should exist between the elements and may be provided by nubs and/or indentations on the lateral faces of these molded elements.
Abstract:
Two cylinder chambers are provided in a housing, each of these chambers containing a piston. Pins project, as piston rods, from the pistons in differing directions. A duct is located in a zone between the pistons. This duct is in communication with a compressed gas cartridge. Upon triggering of the compressed gas cartridge, the released gas moves the pistons apart so that the pins are moved simultaneously or in accordance with a predetermined sequence of operations.
Abstract:
An impact sensitive ignition device with an amplifier charge including a housing having a bottom and side wall, the side wall having a shoulder. An igniter is disposed in the housing at the bottom thereof with an anvil positioned in the housing for cooperation with the igniter. The anvil has at least one aperture therethrough and is supported on the shoulder of the housing. A sleeve member is disposed above the anvil and has an open end with a flange thereat, the sleeve member being coupled to the housing at the flange thereof, and the amplifier charge is disposed in the sleeve member.