EP1885668A1 - Pyrotechnic thermal fuse - Google Patents
Pyrotechnic thermal fuseInfo
- Publication number
- EP1885668A1 EP1885668A1 EP06716920A EP06716920A EP1885668A1 EP 1885668 A1 EP1885668 A1 EP 1885668A1 EP 06716920 A EP06716920 A EP 06716920A EP 06716920 A EP06716920 A EP 06716920A EP 1885668 A1 EP1885668 A1 EP 1885668A1
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- thermal fuse
- guanylurea
- pyrotechnic
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C06—EXPLOSIVES; MATCHES
- C06B—EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES
- C06B25/00—Compositions containing a nitrated organic compound
- C06B25/34—Compositions containing a nitrated organic compound the compound being a nitrated acyclic, alicyclic or heterocyclic amine
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C06—EXPLOSIVES; MATCHES
- C06B—EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES
- C06B33/00—Compositions containing particulate metal, alloy, boron, silicon, selenium or tellurium with at least one oxygen supplying material which is either a metal oxide or a salt, organic or inorganic, capable of yielding a metal oxide
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C06—EXPLOSIVES; MATCHES
- C06C—DETONATING OR PRIMING DEVICES; FUSES; CHEMICAL LIGHTERS; PYROPHORIC COMPOSITIONS
- C06C9/00—Chemical contact igniters; Chemical lighters
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a pyrotechnic thermal fuse, that is, a pellet consisting of a substance with well-defined auto-ignition temperature.
- the field of application for the invention relates to gas generators that inflate an airbag in a vehicle.
- Thermal fuses are used in the automotive industry in the gas generators used to inflate airbags in the event of a collision.
- the function of the thermal fuse is to prevent an explosion in the generator during a fire when all the powder within it could potentially heat up and ignite simultaneously with an instantaneous ignition as a result.
- the thermal fuse has a considerably lower auto-ignition temperature than the remaining substances in the generator, which causes the pellet to ignite before the remaining substances. This will result in a normal inflation of the airbag.
- USA patent 5,380,380 describes how a hydrazine salt of 3-nitro-l,2,4-triazole-5-one (NTO) is mixed with various oxidizers to cause spontaneous ignition between 150-21O 0 C. None is mentioned about the stability of the compositions.
- USA patent 5,866,842 describes a composition that ignites between 130-175°C. It consists of 3-nitro-l,2,4-triazole-5-one (NTO) together with among other ingredients potassium nitrate, ammonium nitrate and boron.
- USA patent US2001042577 describes how 3-nit ⁇ o-l,2,4-t ⁇ azole-i-one (JN I U) together with for example guanidine nitrate and an oxidizer cause spontaneous ignition at temperatures from 150 0 C and upward.
- the present invention is intended for use for example in the gas generators used to inflate airbags in the event of a collision.
- the invention is placed in a gas generator together with the gas- generating substance found in the above-mentioned gas generators.
- the invention is a pyrotechnic thermal fuse composed of a number of compositions with well-defined auto-ignition temperatures. These auto-ignition temperatures should be considerably lower than the gas-generating substances in the gas generator in order to fulfill the purpose of the thermal fuse.
- the purpose is that the pyrotechnic thermal fuse should ignite the gas-generating substances in the gas generator during a fire and in that way create a controllable function to prevent a potential explosion.
- the pyrotechnic thermal fuse is compatible with several different gas- generating substances. These gas-generating substances have had auto-ignition temperature from 200°C and upward.
- the pyrotechnic thermal fuse produces a spontaneous ignition at a well-defined auto- ignition temperature between 150-180°C depending on the composition and it is thermally stable in the tests that have been conducted, 107°C for 408 hours and it survives six hours at 14O 0 C without igniting.
- the pyrotechnic thermal fuse even survives a cycle test in the temperature range -40°C to 90 0 C.
- the pyrotechnic thermal fuse to which the invention applies can have different auto-ignition temperatures depending on the mixing proportions of the component parts.
- These components are Guanylurea nitrate and/or Guanylurea dinitramide in proportions oi uou percent Dy weight together with 3-nitro-l,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) in proportions of 5-50 percent by weight.
- compositions of the pyrotechnic thermal fuse include 1. Guanylurea dinitramide and/or Guanylurea nitrate 35 percent by weight NTO 40 percent by weight
- GuN03 Guanylurea nitrate
- NTO 3-nitro- 1 ,2,4-triazol-5-one
- KN03 Potassium nitrate
- composition was prepared in accordance with the following formula where the percentage applies to percentage by weight:
- composition was prepared in accordance with the following formula where the percentage applies to percentage by weight:
- composition was prepared in accordance with the following formula where the percentage applies to percentage by weight:
- composition was prepared in accordance with the following formula where the percentage applies to percentage by weight:
- composition was prepared in accordance with the following formula where the percentage applies to percentage by weight:
- T A 10% Zr Auto-ignition temperature
- T A was 170 0 C.
- composition was prepared in accordance with the following formula where the percentage applies to percentage by weight:
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- Metallurgy (AREA)
- Air Bags (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| SE0501183A SE0501183L (en) | 2005-05-26 | 2005-05-26 | Pyrotechnic thermal fuse |
| PCT/SE2006/000230 WO2006126927A1 (en) | 2005-05-26 | 2006-02-22 | Pyrotechnic thermal fuse |
Publications (3)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP1885668A1 true EP1885668A1 (en) | 2008-02-13 |
| EP1885668A4 EP1885668A4 (en) | 2011-03-16 |
| EP1885668B1 EP1885668B1 (en) | 2014-06-18 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP06716920.1A Ceased EP1885668B1 (en) | 2005-05-26 | 2006-02-22 | Pyrotechnic thermal fuse |
Country Status (3)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP1885668B1 (en) |
| SE (1) | SE0501183L (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2006126927A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8778104B1 (en) | 2008-04-22 | 2014-07-15 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Insensitive gun propellant, ammunition round assembly, armament system, and related methods |
| US8425703B1 (en) | 2010-03-24 | 2013-04-23 | The United States of Amierica as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy | Insensitive munitions primers |
Family Cites Families (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US5084118A (en) | 1990-10-23 | 1992-01-28 | Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc. | Ignition composition for inflator gas generators |
| US5380380A (en) | 1994-02-09 | 1995-01-10 | Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc. | Ignition compositions for inflator gas generators |
| US5866842A (en) | 1996-07-18 | 1999-02-02 | Primex Technologies, Inc. | Low temperature autoigniting propellant composition |
| US6453816B2 (en) | 1996-07-20 | 2002-09-24 | Dynamit Nobel Gmbh Explosivstoff-Und Systemtechnik | Temperature fuse with lower detonation point |
| US20030145922A1 (en) * | 2002-02-04 | 2003-08-07 | Taylor Robert D. | Vehicular occupant restraint |
| DE202004009449U1 (en) * | 2004-06-15 | 2004-10-28 | Trw Airbag Systems Gmbh | Gas generating composition |
| DE202004009621U1 (en) * | 2004-06-18 | 2004-08-19 | Trw Airbag Systems Gmbh | Pyrotechnic composition |
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2005
- 2005-05-26 SE SE0501183A patent/SE0501183L/en unknown
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2006
- 2006-02-22 EP EP06716920.1A patent/EP1885668B1/en not_active Ceased
- 2006-02-22 WO PCT/SE2006/000230 patent/WO2006126927A1/en not_active Ceased
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| SE527743C2 (en) | 2006-05-30 |
| EP1885668B1 (en) | 2014-06-18 |
| EP1885668A4 (en) | 2011-03-16 |
| SE0501183L (en) | 2006-05-30 |
| WO2006126927A1 (en) | 2006-11-30 |
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