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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Geoffrey L Mahon, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Peter Materna, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Breed Automotive Technology, Inc., Lakeland, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280737 ; 280742 ; 222-3 ; 251902 ;
Abstract
An inflator includes a vessel for a source of gas under pressure. A pulse shaping valving means in the form of a Belleville washer or a sliding valve actuated by a Belleville washer operates to shape the pulse of gas flowing out of the vessel. Other than for a brief initial moment the flowrate of gas has a slower value over time followed by an instantaneous more rapid value followed by a tapering off.