Initiator for airbag inflation gas generation via dissociation
First Claim
1. An initiator device for an inflator which contains a quantity of a gas source material and which inflator generates gas for inflating an inflatable device via dissociation of at least a portion of the quantity of gas source material, said initiator device comprising:
- a zirconium hydride potassium perchlorate pyrotechnic formulation which, upon actuation of the initiator device, discharges to initiate dissociation of at least a portion of the quantity of gas source material contained within the inflator forming dissociation products used to inflate the device and to form particles to interact with one or more of at least a portion of the remaining quantity of gas source material contained within the inflator and dissociation products to form additional inflation products for inflating the inflatable device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for inflating a vehicular inflatable device are provided wherein inflation gas is produced via a dissociative material wherein an initiator includes an enhanced fuel pyrotechnic formulation which, in addition to initiating dissociation of at least a portion of a quantity of gas source material contained within the inflator, forming dissociation products used to inflate the device, also forms particles to interact with one or more of at least a portion of the remaining quantity of gas source material contained within the inflator and the dissociation products to form additional inflation products for inflating the inflatable device.
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7 Claims
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1. An initiator device for an inflator which contains a quantity of a gas source material and which inflator generates gas for inflating an inflatable device via dissociation of at least a portion of the quantity of gas source material, said initiator device comprising:
a zirconium hydride potassium perchlorate pyrotechnic formulation which, upon actuation of the initiator device, discharges to initiate dissociation of at least a portion of the quantity of gas source material contained within the inflator forming dissociation products used to inflate the device and to form particles to interact with one or more of at least a portion of the remaining quantity of gas source material contained within the inflator and dissociation products to form additional inflation products for inflating the inflatable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a method for inflating an inflatable safety device in a vehicle using an inflator which generates inflation gas via dissociation of a quantity of nitrous oxide gas source material stored within a chamber of the inflator, the step of:
actuating an initiator containing a zirconium hydride potassium perchlorate pyrotechnic formulation to produce sufficient heat to initiate dissociation of at least a portion of the quantity of nitrous oxide gas source material to form nitrous oxide dissociation products including at least one gaseous dissociation product used to inflate the device and to form particles to interact with one or more of at least a portion of the quantity of nitrous oxide and the nitrous oxide dissociation products to form additional gaseous products used to inflate the device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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