Gas generating agent with trihydrazino triazine fuel

• US 5,773,754 A
• Filed: 06/03/1997
• Issued: 06/30/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daicel Chemical Industries Limited (Daicel Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Daicel Chemical Industries Limited (Daicel Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamato, Yo
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, Edward A.
• Application Number:
  US08/867,740
• Time in Patent Office: 392 Days
• Field of Search: 149/36
• US Class Current: 149/36
• CPC Class Codes: C06D 5/06 by reaction of two or more solids

Abstract

A non-azide-type gas generating agent having a high burning rate and a high safety is provided, comprising trihydrazinotriazine as a fuel, and an oxyacid salt, a metal oxide, a metal dioxide or a mixture thereof as an oxidizing agent. The composition is used as a gas generating agent.

Claims

1. A composition of a gas generating agent for an air bag, said composition comprising:

trihydrazinotriazine as a fuel, and

an oxyacid salt, a metal oxide , a metal dioxide (a metal double oxide) or a mixture thereof as an oxidizing agent.

2. The composition of the gas generating agent as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the oxidizing agent is an oxyacid salt, a metal oxide, a metal dioxide or a mixture thereof,

said oxyacid salt being composed of (i) a cation selected from ammonium, an alkali metal and an alkaline earth metal, and (ii) a hydrogen-free anion,

said metal oxide being selected from the group consisting of an oxide of copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, molybdenum and bismuth, and

said metal dioxide being selected from the group consisting of a dioxide of copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, molybdenum and bismuth.

3. The composition of the gas generating agent as recited in claim 2, wherein the hydrogen-free anion is selected from the group consisting of nitric acid, nitrous acid, chloric acid and perchloric acid.

4. The composition of the gas generating agent as recited in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the oxidizing agent is potassium nitrate or strontium nitrate.

5. The composition of the gas generating agent as recited in any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the oxidizing agent is copper oxide.

6. The composition of the gas generating agent as recited in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein trihydrazinotriazine is contained in the composition an amount of from 10 to 40% by weight, and the oxidizing agent is contained in the composition in an amount of from 60 to 90% by weight.

7. The composition of the gas generating agent as recited in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a binder is optionally contained in the composition, and said binder is selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose, starch, polyvinyl alcohol, microcrystalline cellulose, molybdenum disulfide, acid clay, talc, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, kaolin, calcium stearate, silica, alumina and a mixture thereof.

8. An inflator system which contains the composition of the gas generating agent as recited in any one of claims 1 to 3.

14. The composition of the gas generating agent as recited in claim 2, wherein the hydrogen-free anion is selected from the group consisting of nitric acid, nitrous acid, chloric acid and perchloric acid.

9. A composition of a gas generating agent for an air bag, said composition mainly comprising:

trihydrazinotriazine as a fuel, and

an oxyacid salt, a metal oxide, a metal dioxide (a metal double oxide) or a mixture thereof as an oxidizing agent.

10. The composition of the gas generating agent as recited in claim 9, wherein:

the oxidizing agent is an oxyacid salt, a metal oxide, a metal dioxide or a mixture thereof,

said oxyacid salt being composed of (i) a cation selected from ammonium, an alkali metal and an alkaline earth metal, and (ii) a hydrogen-free anion,

said metal oxide being selected from the group consisting of an oxide of copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, molybdenum and bismuth, and

said metal dioxide being selected from the group consisting of a dioxide of copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, molybdenum and bismuth.

11. The composition of the gas generating agent as recited in claim 10, wherein the hydrogen-free anion is selected from the group consisting of nitric acid, nitrous acid, chloric acid and perchloric acid.

12. A composition of a gas generating agent for an air bag, said composition consisting essentially of:

trihydrazinotriazine as a fuel, and

an oxyacid salt, a metal oxide, a metal dioxide (a metal double oxide) or a mixture thereof as an oxidizing agent.

13. The composition of the gas generating agent as recited in claim 12, wherein:

the oxidizing agent is an oxyacid salt, a metal oxide, a metal dioxide or a mixture thereof,

said oxyacid salt being composed of (i) a cation selected from ammonium, an alkali metal and an alkaline earth metal, and (ii) a hydrogen-free anion,

said metal oxide being selected from the group consisting of an oxide of copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, molybdenum and bismuth, and

said metal dioxide being selected from the group consisting of a dioxide of copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, molybdenum and bismuth.