Liquid propellant airbag inflator with dual telescoping pistons

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6039347
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08994135

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An airbag inflator includes a pair of telescoping pistons slidingly mounted within a housing. Pressurization of a combustion chamber by a pyrotechnic initiator acts on one piston to pressurize a hydraulic fluid chamber, which, in turn, acts on the other piston to pressurize a liquid propellant reservoir. Liquid propellant can then be regeneratively pumped from the reservoir into the combustion chamber for combustion to generate an airbag inflation gas. A hydraulic fluid damping chamber is utilized to exert a controllable retarding force on the one piston, such as to control the rate of airbag inflation gas generation.

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GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS INC11399 16TH COURT NORTH SUITE 200 ST PETERSBURG FL 33716

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Maynard, Alfred Charles Pittsfield, MA 2 44

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