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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald Edwin Seeger, Lakeland, FL (US);
Assignee:
Breed Automotive Technology, Inc., Lakeland, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B / ; C06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
149 24 ; 149-6 ; 149 41 ; 149701 ; 102288 ; 102289 ; 280741 ;
Abstract
An autoignition system for use in a gas generator for a vehicle occupant restraint system is disclosed. The autoignition system comprises a globule of an autoignition composition adhering to the interior wall of an inflator housing. The system additionally comprises a barrier layer between the autoignition globule and an aluminum inflator housing. The system further comprises a coating over the globule to reduce abrasion of and water absorption into the autoignition globule. The autoignition system of the present invention is safely manufactured and installed via automation.