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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1996
Franz Fuerst, Muehldorf, DE;
Armin Stark, Muehldorf, DE;
Marc Winterhalder, Garching, DE;
Siegfried Zeuner, Munich, DE;
TRW Airbag Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Aschau am Inn, DE;
Abstract
A gas generator, in particular for vehicle passive restraint systems, is constructed without pyrotechnical components for gas production, gas release, or gas heating. The gas generator includes a compressed gas container having an opening that is releasably closed by a closure such as a burst diaphragm, and at least one electrical and/or magnetic device arranged to destroy or release the closure upon triggering. It is also possible to achieve gas heating without the use of pyrotechnical components by coupling electrical and/or magnetic energy from the electrical and/or magnetic device into the gas container and particularly into the gas contained therein.