Alkali metal perchlorate-containing gas generants
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1. A gas generant composition comprising:
- a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel;
at least one copper-containing compound selected from the group consisting of basic copper nitrate, cupric oxide, copper diammine dinitrate-ammonium nitrate mixture wherein ammonium nitrate is present in the mixture in a range of about 3 to about 90 weight percent, copper diammine bitetrazole, a copper-nitrate complex resulting from reaction of 5 aminotetrazole with basic copper nitrate and combinations thereof; and
a quantity of at least one alkali metal perchlorate with a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns, the at least one alkali metal perchlorate being present in a relative-amount of about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent and effective—
to result in a gaseous effluent that is substantially free of hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, ammonia, nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide, when the gas generant composition is combusted, said composition consisting essentially of;
about 40 to about 60 composition weight percent guanidine nitrate;
about 35 to about 50 composition weight percent basic copper nitrate;
about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent alkali metal perchlorate in a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns; and
about 1 to about 5 composition weight percent of metal oxide burn rate enhancing and slag formation additive.
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Alkali metal perchlorate-containing gas generant compositions which, upon combustion, produce or result in an improved effluent and related methods for generating an inflation gas for use in an inflatable restraint system are provided. Such alkali metal perchlorate-containing gas generant compositions include at least one alkali metal perchlorate present with a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns. Such alkali metal perchlorate-containing gas generant compositions also include or contain a suitable non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel and at least one copper-containing compound selected from the group consisting of basic copper nitrate, cupric oxide, copper diammine dinitrate-ammonium nitrate mixture wherein ammonium nitrate is present in the mixture in a range of about 3 to about 90 weight percent, copper diammine bitetrazole, a copper-nitrate complex resulting from reaction of 5-aminotetrazole with basic copper nitrate and combinations thereof.
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1. A gas generant composition comprising:
- a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel;
at least one copper-containing compound selected from the group consisting of basic copper nitrate, cupric oxide, copper diammine dinitrate-ammonium nitrate mixture wherein ammonium nitrate is present in the mixture in a range of about 3 to about 90 weight percent, copper diammine bitetrazole, a copper-nitrate complex resulting from reaction of 5 aminotetrazole with basic copper nitrate and combinations thereof; and
a quantity of at least one alkali metal perchlorate with a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns, the at least one alkali metal perchlorate being present in a relative-amount of about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent and effective—
to result in a gaseous effluent that is substantially free of hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, ammonia, nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide, when the gas generant composition is combusted, said composition consisting essentially of;about 40 to about 60 composition weight percent guanidine nitrate; about 35 to about 50 composition weight percent basic copper nitrate; about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent alkali metal perchlorate in a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns; and about 1 to about 5 composition weight percent of metal oxide burn rate enhancing and slag formation additive.
- a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel;
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2. A gas generant composition comprising:
- a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel;
at least one copper-containing compound selected from the group consisting of basic copper nitrate, cupric oxide, copper diammine dinitrate-ammonium nitrate mixture wherein ammonium nitrate is present in the mixture in a range of about 3 to about 90 weight percent, copper diammine bitetrazole, a copper-nitrate complex resulting from reaction of 5 aminotetrazole with basic copper nitrate and combinations thereof; and
a quantity of at least one alkali metal perchlorate with a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns, the at least one alkali metal perchlorate being present in a relative-amount of about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent and effective—
to result in a gaseous effluent that is substantially free of hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, ammonia, nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide, when the gas generant composition is combusted, wherein the composition comprises;about 10 to about 60 composition weight percent guanidine nitrate; about 1 to about 35 composition weight percent basic copper nitrate; about 10 to about 60 composition weight percent a copper-nitrate complex resulting from reaction of 5-aminotetrazole with basic copper nitrate; about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent alkali metal perchlorate in a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns; about 1 to about 5 composition weight percent of at least one metal oxide burn rate enhancing and slag formation additive.
- a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel;
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3. A gas generant composition comprising:
- a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel;
at least one copper-containing compound selected from the group consisting of basic copper nitrate, cupric oxide, copper diammine dinitrate-ammonium nitrate mixture wherein ammonium nitrate is present in the mixture in a range of about 3 to about 90 weight percent, copper diammine bitetrazole, a copper-nitrate complex resulting from reaction of 5 aminotetrazole with basic copper nitrate and combinations thereof; and
a quantity of at least one alkali metal perchlorate with a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns, the at least one alkali metal perchlorate being present in a relative-amount of about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent and effective—
to result in a gaseous effluent that is substantially free of hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, ammonia, nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide, when the gas generant composition is combusted, said composition consisting essentially of;about 40 to about 60 composition weight percent guanidine nitrate; about 35 to about 50 composition weight percent basic copper nitrate; about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent alkali metal perchlorate in a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns; and about 1 to about 5 composition weight percent of metal oxide.
- a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel;
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4. A gas generant composition comprising:
- a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel;
at least one copper-containing compound selected from the group consisting of basic copper nitrate, cupric oxide, copper diammine dinitrate-ammonium nitrate mixture wherein ammonium nitrate is present in the mixture in a range of about 3 to about 90 weight percent, copper diammine bitetrazole, a copper-nitrate complex resulting from reaction of 5 aminotetrazole with basic copper nitrate and combinations thereof; and
a quantity of at least one alkali metal perchlorate with a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns, the at least one alkali metal perchlorate being present in a relative-amount of about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent and effective—
to result in a gaseous effluent that is substantially free of hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, ammonia, nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide, when the gas generant composition is combusted, wherein the composition comprises;about 10 to about 60 composition weight percent guanidine nitrate; about 1 to about 35 composition weight percent basic copper nitrate; about 10 to about 60 composition weight percent a copper-nitrate complex resulting from reaction of 5-aminotetrazole with basic copper nitrate; about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent alkali metal perchlorate in a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns; about 1 to about 5 composition weight percent of at least one metal oxide burn rate enhancing and slag formation additive.
- a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel;
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5. A method for generating an inflation gas for inflating an airbag cushion of an inflatable restraint system of a motor vehicle comprising the steps of:
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igniting a gas generant composition comprising a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel, a copper-containing compound selected from the group consisting of basic copper nitrate, cupric oxide, copper diammine dinitrate-ammonium nitrate mixture wherein ammonium nitrate is present in the mixture in a range of about 3 to about 90 weight percent, copper diammine bitetrazole, a copper-nitrate complex resulting from reaction of 5-aminotetrazole with basic copper nitrate and combinations thereof;
about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent alkali metal perchlorate in a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns and about 1 to about 5 composition weight percent of at least one metal oxide burn rate enhancing and slag formation additive selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, and combinations thereof, wherein the non-azide, organic, nitrogen containing fuel, the copper-containing compound, the alkali metal perchlorate and metal oxide burn rate enhancing and slag formation additive are present in sufficient relative amounts that the gas generant composition has an equivalence ratio in the range of about 0.95 to about 1.05, and wherein combustion of the gas generant composition results in a gaseous effluent that is substantially free of hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, ammonia, nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide to produce a quantity of inflation gas; andinflating the airbag cushion with the inflation gas.
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6. A method for reducing effluent toxicity produced upon combustion of a gas generant composition that includes a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel, the method comprising:
including about 1 to about 10 composition weight percent alkali metal perchlorate in a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns heterogenously within the gas generant composition. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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Current AssigneeAutoliv ASP Incorporated (Autoliv Incorporated)
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Original AssigneeAutoliv ASP Incorporated (Autoliv Incorporated)
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InventorsBarnes, Michael W., Mendenhall, Ivan V., Taylor, Robert D.
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Primary Examiner(s)Lorengo, Jerry
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Application NumberUS10/899,452Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,738 DaysField of Search149/45, 149/75, 149/77, 149/108.4, 149/109.2, 149/109.4US Class Current149/45CPC Class CodesC06D 5/06 by reaction of two or more ...
