Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To safely and accurately fill a storage chamber, that is, a fuel storage container, by supplying fuel through a capillary tube for discharging most of fuel in the lower side of a fuel liquid surface raised in the fuel storage container. SOLUTION: In a second station 54, a filling head 64 is disposed on the top part of a container 112. A needle is lowered into the container 112 so as to reach a position within a distance 1/10 of the container 112 from the bottom part. Liquid fuel is supplied via the needle. Only after a sufficient amount of fuel liquid to be mixed with fuel in the container 112 is discharged from the needle, the retreating of needle from the container 112 is started. That is, by surely supplying most of liquid fuel filling the container 112 based on fuel discharging from the needle in the lower side of the fuel level in the container 112, the possibility of gas or vapor entering the flowing-in liquid is eliminated and the formation of bubbles or other air bubbles in the supplied liquid is prevented.
Abstract:
The device stores a gas generating material in a first chamber and stores a supply of gas under pressure in a second chamber. When ignited, the gas generating material produces a hot gas which contains particulate material. To effect particulate removal, housed within the container and extending about the gas exit nozzle of the first chamber is a filter structure. The filter structure forms inner and outer mixing zones within the second chamber wherein portions of the stored gas mix with the appropriately generated and/or treated gas, forming inflation gas. The inflation gas in turn is passed through a diffuser and into the vehicle occupant restraint.
Abstract:
Gas generating compositions containing or including a sufficient quantity of a non-nitrate containing ammonia source whereby, upon reaction of the gas generating composition, NOx products are present in the product gas in a reduced amount as compared to reaction product gas resulting from reaction of the same composition without said quantity of non-nitrate containing ammonia source. Also disclosed are associated methods of reducing NOx products present in an effluent of a gas generating composition that upon combustion forms gas useful for inflating a vehicle occupant safety restraint device.
Abstract:
An improved adaptive output inflator is provided wherein inflator performance, such as measured by inflator gas output, can be appropriately varied and selected by appropriately varying and selecting the operational oxidant composition of the inflator.
Abstract:
An inflator apparatus and method for inflating an inflatable device wherein a solid fuel material and nitrous oxide are stored in intimate contact and, when properly actuated, react to produce inflation gas for use in inflating the inflatable device.
Abstract:
The device stores a gas generating material in a first chamber and stores a supply of gas under pressure in a second chamber. When ignited, the gas generating material produces a hot gas which contains particulate material. To effect particulate removal, housed within the container and extending about the gas exit nozzle of the first chamber is a filter structure. The filter structure forms inner and outer mixing zones within the second chamber wherein portions of the stored gas mix with the appropriately generated and/or treated gas, forming inflation gas. The inflation gas in turn is passed through a diffuser and into the vehicle occupant restraint.
Abstract:
An inflator apparatus (10) and method for inflating an inflatable device (12) wherein a solid fuel material (32) and nitrous oxide are stored in intimate contact and, when properly actuated, react to produce inflation gas for use in inflating the inflatable device (12).
Abstract:
An improved adaptive output inflator (210) is provided wherein inflator performance, such as measured by inflator gas output, can be appropriately varied and selected by appropriately varying and selecting the operational oxident composition of the inflator (210).