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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2005
John P. O'loughlin, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Halley O. Stevens, Mesa, AZ (US);
John P. O'Loughlin, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Halley O. Stevens, Mesa, AZ (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
An inflator () for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device () includes structure that defines a chamber () and inflation fluid stored in the chamber. The inflation fluid includes in mixture a fuel gas, an oxidizer gas, and an inert gas mixture. The inflator () also includes an actuator for initiating a combustion reaction between the fuel gas and the oxidizer gas. The inert gas mixture includes at least two different inert gases and has a composition selected to produce desired performance characteristics of the inflator ().