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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
William B Richardson, Kaysville, UT (US);
Karl K Rink, Liberty, UT (US);
Linda M Rink, Liberty, UT (US);
Assignee:
Morton International, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280737 ; 280741 ; 222-3 ;
Abstract
A liquid fueled inflator for a vehicle passive restraint airbag system is enhanced by storing the liquid fuel or propellant in a porous solid structure. The structure provides enhanced control over the combustion process by its influence over disbursement of the fuel or propellant into the combustion chamber. Porous structures which meter the disbursement of fuel or propellant into the combustion chamber, and frangible porous structures which propel the fuel throughout the combustion chamber are described.