Reaction canister with inflator output treatment fins
First Claim
1. In an inflatable restraint system including a reaction canister structure body having a portion wherein at least a section of an associated inflator is housed in spaced relation to avoid contact therebetween, the improvement comprising:
- the inflator housing portion of the reaction canister body including a plurality of inflator output treatment fins extending towards, without contacting, the associated inflator.
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Abstract
Featured for use as a part of an inflator-containing inflatable restraint system is a reaction canister in which the reaction canister body includes a plurality of inflator output treatment fins extending towards, without contacting, the associated inflator. Also, provided are corresponding processes for treating the gas output of a vehicular safety restraint inflator. In practice, such treatment of a contacting stream typically involves one or more of: cooling, redirection of flow, and removal or filtering of particulate therefrom.
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19 Claims
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1. In an inflatable restraint system including a reaction canister structure body having a portion wherein at least a section of an associated inflator is housed in spaced relation to avoid contact therebetween, the improvement comprising:
the inflator housing portion of the reaction canister body including a plurality of inflator output treatment fins extending towards, without contacting, the associated inflator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A one-piece conventionally extruded reaction canister body having first and second opposite side walls and a bridging portion joining said first and second opposite side walls and adapted to house an associated inflator in spaced relation with the inflator avoiding contact therewith, the improvement comprising:
the bridging portion including a plurality of inflator output treatment fins extending towards, without contacting, the associated inflator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A process for the treatment of the gas output of a vehicular safety restraint inflator housed at least in part within a reaction canister body, said process comprising the step of:
contacting the gas output of the inflator with a treatment element comprising a plurality of inflator output treatment fins extending towards, without contacting, the associated inflator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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