Inflator with an auto-ignition cradle
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1. A gas generating system comprising:
- an inflator containing a housing, an interior defined by said housing, said housing also defining an exterior about said inflator;
a gas generating composition within said interior;
a booster composition within said interior;
an auto-ignition composition for igniting said booster composition; and
an auto-ignition cradle fixed within said interior and in operative communication with said exterior, said cradle containing said auto-ignition composition,wherein said auto-ignition composition is ignited by heat transferred from said auto-ignition cradle.
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Abstract
A gas generating system includes an inflator that contains an auto-ignition cradle containing an auto-ignition composition. The cradle operatively and thermodynamically communicates with the exterior of the inflator and also resiliently contains the auto-ignition composition, thereby maximizing the ignitability of the auto-ignition composition in the event of a fire.
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1. A gas generating system comprising:
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an inflator containing a housing, an interior defined by said housing, said housing also defining an exterior about said inflator; a gas generating composition within said interior; a booster composition within said interior; an auto-ignition composition for igniting said booster composition; and an auto-ignition cradle fixed within said interior and in operative communication with said exterior, said cradle containing said auto-ignition composition, wherein said auto-ignition composition is ignited by heat transferred from said auto-ignition cradle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An inflator comprising:
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a housing, an interior defined by said housing, said housing also defining an exterior about said inflator; a gas generating composition within said interior; a booster composition within said interior; an auto-ignition composition for igniting said booster composition; and an auto-ignition cradle fixed within said interior and in operative communication with said exterior, said cradle containing said auto-ignition composition, wherein said auto-ignition composition is ignited by heat transferred from said auto-ignition cradle.
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- 6. The inflator of claim 6 wherein the auto-ignition cradle physically communicates with said housing to provide thermodynamic communication therewith.
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