公开(公告)号：US08191927B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-05

申请号：US12858022

申请日：2010-08-17

申请人： Michael P. Jordan ,  Scott A. Jackson ,  Matthew A. Cox

发明人： Michael P. Jordan ,  Scott A. Jackson ,  Matthew A. Cox

IPC分类号： B60R21/26

CPC分类号： B60R21/2644 ,  B60R2021/26017

摘要： An inflator including a housing with a first chamber that contains a quantity of gas generant. An initiator is operatively associated with the first chamber and in reaction initiating communication with at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant. The initiator, upon actuation, acts to ignite at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant to form gas. The housing further has a second chamber adjacently disposed to the first chamber. The second chamber contains a sealed storage reservoir and a piston assembly. The sealed storage reservoir includes a liner and a lid and contains a quantity of liquid. The piston assembly includes a piston. During deployment, the piston moves to unseal the storage reservoir to release at least a portion of the quantity of liquid such that the released liquid contacts and cools gas formed by the ignition of the gas generant. A discharge opening permits gas to exit the housing.

摘要翻译： 一种充气机，包括具有包含一定量的气体发生剂的第一室的壳体。 引发剂与第一室可操作地相关联，并且在反应中起始与至少一部分气体发生剂的通信。 起动器在致动时用于点燃气体发生剂的量的至少一部分以形成气体。 壳体还具有邻近地设置在第一腔室上的第二腔室。 第二室包含密封储存容器和活塞组件。 密封储存容器包括衬套和盖子并且包含一定量的液体。 活塞组件包括活塞。 在展开期间，活塞移动以开封存储容器以释放至少一部分液体，使得释放的液体接触并冷却由气体发生剂的点燃形成的气体。 排出口允许气体离开壳体。

公开(公告)号：US20120043744A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-23

申请号：US12858022

申请日：2010-08-17

申请人： Michael P. Jordan ,  Scott A. Jackson ,  Matthew A. Cox

发明人： Michael P. Jordan ,  Scott A. Jackson ,  Matthew A. Cox

IPC分类号： B60R21/26

CPC分类号： B60R21/2644 ,  B60R2021/26017

摘要： An inflator including a housing with a first chamber that contains a quantity of gas generant. An initiator is operatively associated with the first chamber and in reaction initiating communication with at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant. The initiator, upon actuation, acts to ignite at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant to form gas. The housing further has a second chamber adjacently disposed to the first chamber. The second chamber contains a sealed storage reservoir and a piston assembly. The sealed storage reservoir includes a liner and a lid and contains a quantity of liquid. The piston assembly includes a piston. During deployment, the piston moves to unseal the storage reservoir to release at least a portion of the quantity of liquid such that the released liquid contacts and cools gas formed by the ignition of the gas generant. A discharge opening permits gas to exit the housing.

摘要翻译： 一种充气机，包括具有包含一定量的气体发生剂的第一室的壳体。 引发剂与第一室可操作地相关联，并且在反应中起始与至少一部分气体发生剂的通信。 起动器在致动时用于点燃气体发生剂的量的至少一部分以形成气体。 壳体还具有邻近地设置在第一腔室上的第二腔室。 第二室包含密封储存容器和活塞组件。 密封储存容器包括衬套和盖子并且包含一定量的液体。 活塞组件包括活塞。 在展开期间，活塞移动以开封存储容器以释放至少一部分液体，使得释放的液体接触并冷却由气体发生剂的点燃形成的气体。 排出口允许气体离开壳体。

公开(公告)号：US5685562A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-11

申请号：US515842

申请日：1995-08-16

申请人： Michael P. Jordan ,  Matthew A. Cox ,  Alan J. Ward

发明人： Michael P. Jordan ,  Matthew A. Cox ,  Alan J. Ward

IPC分类号： B01J35/02 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/235 ,  B60R21/239 ,  B60R21/28

CPC分类号： B60R21/235 ,  B01J35/02 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/239

摘要： Material, such as catalysts, absorbents, and adsorbents, are disposed within an automotive airbag so as to contact airbag inflation gases passing therethrough and remove undesirable gases therefrom.

摘要翻译： 将诸如催化剂，吸收剂和吸附剂的材料设置在汽车安全气囊内，以便接触穿过其中的气囊膨胀气体并从其中除去不需要的气体。

公开(公告)号：US5670740A

公开(公告)日：1997-09-23

申请号：US540379

申请日：1995-10-06

申请人： Michael W. Barnes ,  Robert D. Taylor ,  Christopher Hock ,  Michael P. Jordan ,  Matthew A. Cox ,  Alan J. Ward

发明人： Michael W. Barnes ,  Robert D. Taylor ,  Christopher Hock ,  Michael P. Jordan ,  Matthew A. Cox ,  Alan J. Ward

IPC分类号： C06B45/00 ,  C06D5/06 ,  C06B31/12

CPC分类号： C06D5/06 ,  C06B45/00

摘要： A gas generant charge comprises a heterogeneous mixture of between about 80 and about 95 wt % of a first gas generant composition 1) and between about 5 and about 20 wt % of a second gas generant composition 2), based on the total weight of 1) plus 2). The first gas generant composition 1) comprises between about 20 and about 40 wt % fuel A) and between about 20 and about 60 wt % oxidizer B). Between about 50 and about 85 wt % of the fuel A) is a triazole or tetrazole compound A.sup.1), and between about 15 and about 50 wt % of the fuel is, a water-soluble fuel A.sup.2). At least about 20 wt % of the oxidizer B), up to 100%, a transition metal oxide B.sup.1); balance of the oxidizer is selected from the group B.sup.2) consisting of alkali and/or alkaline earth metal nitrates, chlorates or perchlorates. The second gas generant composition 2) comprises between about 30 and about 65 wt % of a fuel C) which is an organic compound containing only the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, the oxygen content being between about 35 and about 65 wt % of the organic compound, and an between about 35 and about 70 wt % of an oxidizer D) which is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal chlorates, alkali metal perchlorates, and mixtures thereof. The mixed generant charge produces less undesirable gases than the first gas generant composition alone and less particulate matter than the second gas generant composition alone.

摘要翻译： 气体发生剂装料包含基于总重量1的第一气体发生剂组合物1）和约5至约20重量％的第二气体发生剂组合物2）的约80至约95重量％的非均相混合物 ）加2）。 第一气体发生剂组合物1）包含约20至约40重量％的燃料A）和约20至约60重量％的氧化剂B）。 约50至约85重量％的燃料A）为三唑或四唑化合物A1），约15至约50重量％的燃料为水溶性燃料A2）。 至少约20重量％的氧化剂B），至多100重量％的过渡金属氧化物B1）; 氧化剂的平衡选自由碱金属和/或碱土金属硝酸盐，氯酸盐或高氯酸盐组成的组B2）。 第二气体发生剂组合物2）包含约30至约65重量％的仅含有碳，氢和氧元素的有机化合物的燃料C），氧含量为约35至约65重量％ 有机化合物和约35至约70重量％的氧化剂D），其选自碱金属氯酸盐，碱金属高氯酸盐及其混合物。 混合发电剂电荷比单独的第一气体发生剂组合物产生更少的不希望的气体，而不是单独的第二气体发生剂组合物的较少的颗粒物质。

公开(公告)号：US08047569B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-01

申请号：US12723331

申请日：2010-03-12

申请人： Matthew A. Cox ,  Michael P. Jordan

发明人： Matthew A. Cox ,  Michael P. Jordan

IPC分类号： B60R21/26

CPC分类号： B60R21/264 ,  B60R21/263 ,  B60R2021/2633 ,  B60R2021/2648

摘要： A multi-stage inflator including a housing at least in part defining first and second combustion chambers each containing a quantity of gas generant reactable to form respective product gases. The inflator includes first and second initiators each operatively associated with a respective one of the combustion chambers in reaction initiating communication with at least a portion of the quantity of the gas generant therein contained such that upon actuation the gas generant ignites to form product gas. The second combustion chamber has an exit opening to allow product gas to exit from the second combustion chamber and into the first combustion chamber. The housing includes at least one discharge opening to permit gas to exit the housing and an end wall and wherein both the first and the second initiators are connected.

摘要翻译： 一种多级充气机，其包括至少部分地限定第一和第二燃烧室的壳体，每个燃烧室包含可反应以形成相应产物气体的一定量的气体发生剂。 充气机包括第一和第二引发剂，每个引发剂与相应的一个燃烧室操作地相关联，反应开始与其中所含的气体发生剂的量的至少一部分连通，使得在致动时气体发生剂点燃以形成产物气体。 第二燃烧室具有出口开口，以允许产物气体从第二燃烧室排出并进入第一燃烧室。 壳体包括至少一个排出口，以允许气体离开壳体和端壁，并且其中第一和第二引发器都连接。

公开(公告)号：US5829785A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-03

申请号：US620664

申请日：1996-03-26

申请人： Michael P. Jordan ,  Christopher Hock ,  Matthew A. Cox ,  Alan J. Ward

发明人： Michael P. Jordan ,  Christopher Hock ,  Matthew A. Cox ,  Alan J. Ward

IPC分类号： B60R21/26 ,  B60R21/264

CPC分类号： B60R21/2644 ,  B60R2021/2648

摘要： A gas generating inflator assembly for a vehicle safety restraint system including an inflator housing having two walls, an inner wall and an outer wall. The inner and outer walls form a combustion chamber therebetween. A filter pack is disposed within the combustion chamber along an inner diameter of the outer wall. Gas generant is also disposed within the combustion chamber. An internal structure is disposed within the combustion chamber for diffusing the ignitor blast and retaining slag produced by the ignited gas generant. The internal structure is spaced from the filter pack and the inner wall such that a portion of the gas generant is located between the internal structure and the inner wall and another portion of the gas generant is located between the internal structure and the filtration pack. The internal structure can be a ring of solid material, an expanded metal material or screen, a star-shaped configuration having a plurality of portions contacting an inner diameter of the filter pack, or a solid metal structure which may include an internal porous structure screen of wire mesh or expanded metal attached thereto.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆安全限制系统的气体发生充气机组件，其包括具有两个壁的充气机壳体，内壁和外壁。 内壁和外壁之间形成燃烧室。 过滤器组件沿着外壁的内径设置在燃烧室内。 气体发生剂也设置在燃烧室内。 内部结构设置在燃烧室内，用于扩散点火气体和保留由点燃气体发生剂产生的炉渣。 内部结构与过滤器组件和内壁间隔开，使得气体发生剂的一部分位于内部结构和内壁之间，另一部分气体发生剂位于内部结构和过滤组件之间。 内部结构可以是固体材料环，膨胀金属材料或筛网，具有接触过滤器组件的内径的多个部分的星形结构，或者可以包括内部多孔结构筛网的固体金属结构 的丝网或附着于其上的多孔金属。

公开(公告)号：US5658517A

公开(公告)日：1997-08-19

申请号：US712234

申请日：1996-09-11

申请人： Matthew A. Cox ,  Alan J. Ward ,  Michael P. Jordan

发明人： Matthew A. Cox ,  Alan J. Ward ,  Michael P. Jordan

IPC分类号： B01D46/24 ,  B60R21/26 ,  B60R21/264 ,  B29C65/56

CPC分类号： B60R21/2644 ,  B01D46/2411 ,  B01D2279/10 ,  Y10S264/48 ,  Y10S55/05

摘要： A method of forming a filter for an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint inflator includes a tubular filter element having a generally cylindrical interior surface and a generally cylindrical outer surface having a predetermined diameter and a predetermined axial length and spaced radially outwardly from the inner surface. A tubular support member surrounds the outer surface. The support member is of an axial length equal to at least a major portion of the axial length of the outer surface and has an inner diameter substantially similar to the diameter of the outer surface for close surrounding engagement therewith. The support member has a plurality of through openings.

摘要翻译： 一种形成用于充气车辆乘员约束充气机的过滤器的方法包括：管状过滤器元件，其具有大致圆柱形的内表面和大致圆柱形的外表面，该外表面具有预定直径和预定的轴向长度并与内表面径向向外间隔开。 管状支撑构件围绕外表面。 支撑构件具有等于外表面的轴向长度的至少大部分的轴向长度，并且具有与外表面的直径基本相似的内径，用于与其紧密包围接合。 支撑构件具有多个通孔。

公开(公告)号：US07887091B1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-15

申请号：US12723275

申请日：2010-03-12

申请人： Matthew A. Cox ,  Bradley W. Smith ,  Robert D. Taylor ,  Gary K. Lund ,  Michael P. Jordan

发明人： Matthew A. Cox ,  Bradley W. Smith ,  Robert D. Taylor ,  Gary K. Lund ,  Michael P. Jordan

IPC分类号： B60R21/26

CPC分类号： B60R21/264 ,  B60R2021/26017 ,  B60R2021/2642

摘要： An inflator that includes a quantity of gas generant housed within a chamber. A liquid including at least one of a fuel soluble in the liquid or an oxidizer soluble in the liquid and a piston are housed within another chamber of the inflator. This chamber is sealed. Upon actuation, movement of the piston hydraulically expels the liquid through an opening in the piston such that the liquid contacts the gas formed by combustion of the gas generant and cools the same. The fuel and/or oxidizer in the liquid can react to form additional gas.

摘要翻译： 一种充气机，其包括容纳在室内的一定量的气体发生剂。 包括可溶于液体的燃料或可溶于液体的氧化剂和活塞中的至少一种的液体容纳在充气机的另一个室内。 这个室被密封。 在致动时，活塞的运动将液体驱逐通过活塞中的开口，使得液体接触由气体发生剂的燃烧形成的气体并使其冷却。 液体中的燃料和/或氧化剂可以反应以形成另外的气体。

公开(公告)号：US5643345A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-01

申请号：US529824

申请日：1995-09-18

申请人： Matthew A. Cox ,  Alan J. Ward ,  Michael P. Jordan

发明人： Matthew A. Cox ,  Alan J. Ward ,  Michael P. Jordan

IPC分类号： B01D46/24 ,  B60R21/26 ,  B60R21/264 ,  B01D35/02

CPC分类号： B60R21/2644 ,  B01D46/2411 ,  B01D2279/10 ,  Y10S264/48 ,  Y10S55/05

摘要： A filter for an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint inflator includes a tubular filter element having a generally cylindrical interior surface and a generally cylindrical outer surface having a predetermined diameter and a predetermined axial length and spaced radially outwardly from the inner surface. A tubular support member surrounds the outer surface. The support member is of an axial length equal to at least a major portion of the axial length of the outer surface and has an inner diameter substantially similar to the diameter of the outer surface for close surrounding engagement therewith. The support member has a plurality of through openings.

摘要翻译： 用于充气车辆乘员约束充气机的过滤器包括管状过滤器元件，其具有大致圆柱形的内表面和具有预定直径和预定轴向长度并且与内表面径向向外间隔开的大致圆柱形的外表面。 管状支撑构件围绕外表面。 支撑构件具有等于外表面的轴向长度的至少大部分的轴向长度，并且具有与外表面的直径基本相似的内径，用于与其紧密包围接合。 支撑构件具有多个通孔。

公开(公告)号：US07568728B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-04

申请号：US11440886

申请日：2006-05-25

申请人： Bradley W. Smith ,  Matthew A. Cox ,  David W. Parkinson

发明人： Bradley W. Smith ,  Matthew A. Cox ,  David W. Parkinson

IPC分类号： B60R21/26

CPC分类号： B60R21/2644 ,  B60R2021/26011 ,  B60R2021/2633

摘要： A modular inflator device for inflating an inflatable cushion of an inflatable cushion restraint system. The inflator device has an elongated cylindrical configuration and includes a supply of gas generant material to produce inflation gas upon reaction initiation. The inflator device includes a reaction housing defining a reaction chamber containing the supply of gas generant material. An initiator device is connected to the reaction housing and in reaction initiating communication with the supply of gas generant material. The reaction housing includes a plurality of radially oriented chamber discharge openings. Upon reaction initiation of the supply of gas generant material, the inflation gas discharges from the reaction chamber through the discharge openings. An initiator diffuser is disposed between the initiator device and the supply of gas generant material. The initiator diffuser includes a plurality of radially oriented diffuser discharge openings disposed in discharge orientation toward the reaction housing side wall. The reaction housing is connected to a filter housing, and a filter element is disposed within the filter housing and external of the reaction chamber.

摘要翻译： 一种用于对可膨胀缓冲垫系统的充气垫充气的模块式充气机装置。 充气装置具有细长的圆柱形构造，并且包括在反应开始时产生膨胀气体的气体发生剂材料的供应。 充气机装置包括反应室，其限定包含气体发生剂材料供应的反应室。 引发器装置连接到反应壳体并且与反应开始与气体发生剂材料的供给通信。 反应壳体包括多个径向取向的室排出口。 在反应开始供应气体发生剂材料时，充气气体通过排出口从反应室排出。 引发剂扩散器设置在引发器装置和气体发生剂材料的供应之间。 引发器扩散器包括多个径向定向的扩散器排出开口，以排出方向朝向反作用壳体侧壁设置。 反应壳体连接到过滤器壳体，并且过滤元件设置在过滤器壳体内部和反应室外部。