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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1995
Torbjorn Skanberg, Hovas, SE;
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
A gas generator for generating gas for use in a vehicle safety device includes a pressure vessel containing a compressed gas including at least one oxidizing component, the pressure vessel having defined therein at least one opening which is normally closed and means to open the at least one opening in response to a signal including a duct leading from the at least one opening towards an outlet that communicates with the safety device, and a solid fuel located within the duct arranged to be oxidized with the oxidizing gas when the oxidizing gas passes through the duct after the opening has been opened, the solid fuel being in the form of a structure that is restrained within the duct.