Stamped metal toroidal hybrid gas generator with sliding piston
    1.
    发明授权
    Stamped metal toroidal hybrid gas generator with sliding piston 失效
    具有滑动活塞的冲压金属环形混合气体发生器

    公开(公告)号:US5516147A

    公开(公告)日:1996-05-14

    申请号:US321786

    申请日:1994-10-12

    IPC分类号: B60R21/26 B60R21/272

    CPC分类号: B60R21/272

    摘要: A hybrid inflator comprises a housing formed of welded-together metal stampings defining a toroidal gas chamber surrounding a center tie and storing pressurized gas therein. The center tie has a generally cylindrical sidewall and an outlet wall at an upper end thereof defines a rupturably sealed outlet orifice. An inverted stamped metal cup is matingly received in the center tie. The lip of the cup is welded to the lower end of the center tie, and the cup sidewall is circumferentially grooved for separating a sliding piston portion under pressure. A squib support wall and squib closes the lower end of the center tie and inverted cup to define a combustion chamber containing a pyrotechnic gas generant which, upon ignition, causes the inverted cup to separate at the groove and drive the sliding piston upwardly to an open position uncovering inlet openings from the combustion chamber to the gas storage chamber. Hot gasses from the combustion chamber flow into the gas storage chamber and the outlet orifice rupturably opens permitting stored gas and combustion products to exit the inflator. The sliding piston and center tie are tapered to control movement of the piston by friction and deformation, together with lanced limit stop tabs. The cup has a convex bottom, deformation portions and may carry a lance to open the orifice. A baffle provides a surface on which incomplete products of combustion are collected and captures debris. A deformable outlet diffuser provides compact packaging.

    摘要翻译: 混合式充气机包括由焊接在一起的金属冲压件形成的外壳,金属冲压件限定围绕中心连接件的环形气室并且在其中存储加压气体。 中心连接带具有大致圆柱形的侧壁,并且在其上端处的出口壁限定出可破裂地密封的出口孔。 一个倒置的冲压的金属杯子在中间的领带被配合地接收。 杯子的唇缘焊接到中心连接件的下端,并且杯侧壁是周向槽的,用于在压力下分离滑动活塞部分。 爆管支撑壁和爆管关闭中心连接件和倒杯的下端,以限定含有烟火气体发生剂的燃烧室,其在点燃时使倒杯在槽处分离并将滑动活塞向上驱动至打开 从燃烧室向气体储存室露出入口开口。 来自燃烧室的热气体流入气体储存室,并且出口孔破裂地打开,允许储存的气体和燃烧产物离开充气机。 滑动活塞和中心紧固件是锥形的,以通过摩擦和变形来控制活塞的运动,以及拉伸限位止动片。 杯子具有凸的底部,变形部分,并且可以携带喷枪以打开孔口。 挡板提供一个表面,在该表面上收集不完整的燃烧产物并捕获碎屑。 可变形的出口扩散器提供紧凑的包装。

    Stamped metal toroidal hybrid gas generator
    2.
    发明授权
    Stamped metal toroidal hybrid gas generator 失效
    冲压金属环形混合气体发生器

    公开(公告)号:US5588676A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-31

    申请号:US615898

    申请日:1996-03-14

    CPC分类号: B60R21/272

    摘要: A hybrid inflator comprises a housing formed of welded-together metal stampings defining a toroidal gas chamber surrounding a center tie and storing pressurized gas therein. The center tie has a generally cylindrical sidewall and an outlet wall at an upper end thereof defines a rupturably sealed outlet orifice. An inverted stamped metal cup is matingly received in the center tie. The lip of the cup is welded to the lower end of the center tie, and the cup sidewall is circumferentially grooved for separating a sliding piston portion under pressure. A squib support wall and squib closes the lower end of the center tie and inverted cup to define a combustion chamber containing a pyrotechnic gas generant which, upon ignition, causes the inverted cup to separate at the groove and drive the sliding piston upwardly to an open position uncovering inlet openings from the combustion chamber to the gas storage chamber. Hot gasses from the combustion chamber flow into the gas storage chamber and the outlet orifice rupturably opens permitting stored gas and combustion products to exit the inflator. The sliding piston and center tie are tapered to control movement of the piston by friction and deformation, together with lanced limit stop tabs. The cup has a convex bottom, deformation portions and may carry a lance to open the orifice. A baffle provides a surface on which incomplete products of combustion are collected and captures debris. A deformable outlet diffuser provides compact packaging.

    摘要翻译: 混合式充气机包括由焊接在一起的金属冲压件形成的外壳,金属冲压件限定围绕中心连接件的环形气室并且在其中存储加压气体。 中心连接带具有大致圆柱形的侧壁,并且在其上端处的出口壁限定出可破裂地密封的出口孔。 一个倒置的冲压的金属杯子在中间的领带被配合地接收。 杯子的唇缘焊接到中心连接件的下端,并且杯侧壁是周向槽的,用于在压力下分离滑动活塞部分。 爆管支撑壁和爆管关闭中心连接件和倒杯的下端,以限定含有烟火气体发生剂的燃烧室,其在点燃时使倒杯在槽处分离并将滑动活塞向上驱动至打开 从燃烧室向气体储存室露出入口开口。 来自燃烧室的热气体流入气体储存室,并且出口孔破裂地打开,允许储存的气体和燃烧产物离开充气机。 滑动活塞和中心紧固件是锥形的,以通过摩擦和变形来控制活塞的运动,以及拉伸限位止动片。 杯子具有凸的底部,变形部分,并且可以携带喷枪以打开孔口。 挡板提供一个表面,在该表面上收集不完整的燃烧产物并捕获碎屑。 可变形出口扩散器提供紧凑的包装。

    Hybrid (augmented) gas generator
    3.
    发明授权
    Hybrid (augmented) gas generator 失效
    混合(增强)气体发生器

    公开(公告)号:US5456492A

    公开(公告)日:1995-10-10

    申请号:US247785

    申请日:1994-05-23

    摘要: A hybrid gas generator includes a chamber for storing inert gas under high pressure, a chamber for storing pyrotechnic material used to heat the stored gas, a diffuser which contains gas orifices for dispensing gas uniformly into an air bag assembly, a thin metal diaphragm to provide a pressure seal between the storage chamber and the diffuser, and a metal disk that is scored with a circular groove to seal the pyrotechnic material from the stored gas. Upon receiving an electrical signal an initiator fires and ignites the pyrotechnic charge. As pressure in the combustion chamber rises and exceeds the pressure in the storage chamber the metal disk that is scored with a circular groove ruptures and allows hot gas and burning pyrotechnic material to heat the gas and cause a rapid pressure rise in the gas storage chamber. When the pressure in the gas storage chamber exceeds the rupture pressure of the thin metal diaphragm between the storage chamber and the diffuser, it ruptures and allows the heated gas to vent through the diffuser orifices into the air bag assembly. Other features include the use of metal stampings for many of the parts instead of machined or forged parts, an end plug made in one piece with the storage chamber which reduces the number of bulkhead welds, a dimpled or pronged orifice plate which prevents the exiting orifice from being plugged, and a perforated diffuser with small holes which prevent fragments from escaping the inflator without the use of screens or meshes.

    摘要翻译: 一种混合气体发生器,包括用于在高压下储存惰性气体的室,用于储存用于加热储存气体的烟火材料的室;扩散器,其包含用于将气体均匀地分配到气囊组件中的气体孔,薄金属隔膜以提供 存储室和扩散器之间的压力密封,以及用圆形槽刻划的金属盘,以将烟火材料与储存气体密封。 一旦接收到电信号,启动器就会触发并点燃烟火充电。 当燃烧室中的压力升高并超过储存室中的压力时,用圆形凹槽刻划的金属盘破裂并允许热气和燃烧的烟火材料加热气体并导致气体储存室中的快速压力升高。 当储气室中的压力超过存储室和扩散器之间的薄金属隔膜的破裂压力时,其破裂并允许加热的气体通过扩散器孔排放到气囊组件中。 其他特征包括为许多部件使用金属冲压件而不是加工或锻造的部件,一个与储存室一体制成的端塞,其减少了隔板焊缝的数量,一个凹陷的或带管状的孔板,其防止出口孔 并且具有小孔的穿孔扩散器,其防止碎片在不使用筛网或网孔的情况下逸出充气机。

    Hybrid inflator with tortuous delivery passage
    4.
    发明授权
    Hybrid inflator with tortuous delivery passage 失效
    混合式充气机具有曲折的输送通道

    公开(公告)号:US5423570A

    公开(公告)日:1995-06-13

    申请号:US239692

    申请日:1994-05-09

    IPC分类号: B60R21/26 B60R21/272

    CPC分类号: B60R21/272

    摘要: A hybrid inflator for a vehicle passenger restraint system comprises a center tie having upper and lower ends, and a curved, continuous vessel wall secured to the upper and lower ends of and surrounding the center tie to define a pressure chamber storing inert compressed gas. The center tie defines a combustion chamber extending from the lower end thereof, the combustion chamber receiving pyrotechnic gaseous heat source material and a squib for igniting it. The center tie further defines a directional inlet port extending from the combustion chamber into the pressure chamber and a rupturable diaphragm seals the inlet port until ignition of the pyrotechnic generant. The center tie also defines a directional outlet vent extending from the pressure chamber adjacent the upper end of the center tie, the directional outlet vent being oriented substantially opposed the inlet port. The outlet vent is part of an outlet passage from the pressure chamber through the upper end of the center tie, including an orifice cavity and outlet orifice, oriented to provide further turns in the gas flow path. A rupturable diaphragm seals the outlet passage until ignition of the gas generant. A diffuser provides an additional change of direction of the outlet path.

    摘要翻译: 用于车辆乘客约束系统的混合充气机包括具有上端和下端的中心连接件,以及固定到中心连接件的上端和下端并围绕中心连接件的弯曲连续容器壁,以限定存储惰性压缩气体的压力室。 中心连接件限定了从其下端延伸的燃烧室,燃烧室接收烟火气体热源材料和用于点燃它的爆管。 中心连接件还限定了从燃烧室延伸到压力室中的定向入口端口,并且可破裂膜片密封入口端口,直到点燃烟火发生器。 中心连接件还限定了一个从压力室延伸出来的中心连接件上端的定向排出口,方向出口通气口与入口端基本相对。 出口排气口是从压力室通过中心连接件的上端的出口通道的一部分,其包括孔口腔和出口孔,其定向成在气体流动路径中提供更多的转弯。 可破裂的隔膜密封出口通道,直到气体发生器点燃。 扩散器提供出口路径的方向的附加变化。

    Hybrid inflator with elongated housing and center discharge
    5.
    发明授权
    Hybrid inflator with elongated housing and center discharge 失效
    混合式充气机具有细长的外壳和中心放电

    公开(公告)号:US5533751A

    公开(公告)日:1996-07-09

    申请号:US423261

    申请日:1995-04-17

    IPC分类号: B60R21/26 B60R21/272

    CPC分类号: B60R21/272

    摘要: A hybrid inflator for an inflatable restraint system has a center frame and two tubular end caps forming an elongated housing defining a chamber storing pressurized inert gas. Unit means for heating and delivering the stored gas are mounted in the center frame and positioned to deliver inflation gasses centrally with respect to the elongated housing. In a two unit embodiment, one unit includes a squib and a pyrotechnic gas generant, and the other unit defines an outlet orifice and baffle plate. In another two unit embodiment, the second unit includes an essentially non gas-producing heating composition which, when activated, heats and expands the pressurized gas. In a third embodiment, a unit includes heating material and ignition means and defines the outlet orifice. The center manifold is extruded metal stock with two opposing flat surfaces adapted to mount one or more units.

    摘要翻译: 用于充气约束系统的混合充气机具有中心框架和两个管状端盖,其形成限定容纳加压惰性气体的室的细长壳体。 用于加热和输送储存气体的单元装置安装在中心框架中并且定位成相对于细长壳体居中地输送膨胀气体。 在两个单元实施例中,一个单元包括爆管和烟火气发生器,另一个单元限定出口孔和挡板。 在另外两个单元实施例中,第二单元包括基本上不产生气体的加热组合物,其在被激活时加热和膨胀加压气体。 在第三实施例中,单元包括加热材料和点火装置并限定出口孔。 中心歧管是具有适于安装一个或多个单元的两个相对的平坦表面的挤压金属坯料。

    Process to make a toroid outer shell from sheet stock
    7.
    发明授权
    Process to make a toroid outer shell from sheet stock 失效
    从板材制造环形外壳的工艺

    公开(公告)号:US5483813A

    公开(公告)日:1996-01-16

    申请号:US195403

    申请日:1994-02-14

    摘要: A process for converting sheet stock into a seamless outer shell for a toroidal shaped hybrid inflator for air bag inflation systems. In the process a seamless toroidal shaped shell is fabricated from sheet stock by a sequence of process steps comprising first drawing the sheet into a cup shaped blank, with curved transitions between the bottom wall and the sidewall, and then shaping the open end of the cup to the desired toroidal shape while simultaneously thickening the areas adjacent to the perimeter of the open end of the cup and finally removing the central portion of the bottom of the cup--thereby producing the desired shell.

    摘要翻译: 用于将片材转换成用于气囊充气系统的环形混合式充气机的无缝外壳的方法。 在该过程中,通过一系列工艺步骤由片材原料制造无缝环形外壳,包括首先将片材拉成杯状坯料,在底壁和侧壁之间弯曲过渡,然后使杯的开口端成形 达到所需的环形形状,同时使与杯的开口端的周边相邻的区域增厚,最后移除杯底部的中心部分从而产生所需的壳体。

    Hybrid driver side inflator
    8.
    发明授权
    Hybrid driver side inflator 失效
    混合驱动器侧充气机

    公开(公告)号:US5634661A

    公开(公告)日:1997-06-03

    申请号:US607669

    申请日:1996-02-27

    CPC分类号: B60R21/272

    摘要: A hybrid inflator, suitable for use on the driver side. The inflator includes a disk-shaped housing. Within the housing there is a first chamber for housing a stored gas charge. The housing also includes second chamber housing an initiator and a heating charge. The first chamber containing the stored gas includes a filter and various obstacles to force the hot gas from the second chamber to fully mix with the cool stored gas.

    摘要翻译: 混合式充气机,适用于驾驶员侧。 充气机包括盘形壳体。 在外壳内有一个用于容纳储气装置的第一室。 壳体还包括容纳引发器和加热装置的第二腔室。 包含存储气体的第一室包括过滤器和各种障碍物,以迫使来自第二室的热气体与冷的储存气体充分混合。

    Airbag inflator performance telltale
    9.
    发明授权
    Airbag inflator performance telltale 失效
    气囊充气机性能指示

    公开(公告)号:US5564742A

    公开(公告)日:1996-10-15

    申请号:US504751

    申请日:1995-07-20

    摘要: An inelastically deformable member is positioned in the path of gases leaving an inflator and passing to an airbag. The pressure of the gas causes the member to deform and measurement of the deformation discloses the adequacy of the inflator performance. The same deformable member may also function as a gas diffuser.

    摘要翻译: 非易失性变形构件位于离开充气器并通过气囊的气体路径中。 气体的压力导致构件变形,并且变形的测量公开了充气机性能的充分性。 相同的可变形构件也可以用作气体扩散器。