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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
May. 13, 2008
Applicants:
Bradley W. Smith, Plain City, UT (US);
Brent A. Parks, Englewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Bradley W. Smith, Plain City, UT (US);
Brent A. Parks, Englewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/272 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airbag inflator that contains a first quantity of inflation gas. This gas may be housed in a chamber. A quantity of liquid fuel may also be added. This fuel may be housed within a liquid fuel chamber. The quantity of inflation gas may operate to pressurize the liquid fuel chamber. A piezo-valve is also added. The piezo-valve seals the liquid fuel chamber. The piezo-valve is capable of variably releasing liquid fuel from the chamber such that when this secondary liquid is ignited, the airbag inflation gas can be augmented as desired.