JP2005538834A5 - - Google Patents

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  Comprising at least two combustion chambers, each said combustion chamber being capable of releasing gas from itself at different times and at different volumetric rates, each said combustion chamber comprising the same propellant and starter Gas generator.   The propellant comprises (a) 84 to 95% oxidizer by weight, (b) 3.4 to 13.4% fuel, and (c) 1.5 to 2.6% binder, The gas generator of claim 1 wherein the product of combustion of the propellant is a non-toxic gas.   The gas generator according to claim 2, wherein the fuel is selected from the group consisting of CL-20, RDX, HMX, GAP, NGU, TATB, LLM-105, EDNA, and mixtures thereof.   The propellant comprises about 70 to 95% by weight of high energy nitroamine fuel, 5 to 25% of high energy polymer binder, and 0.1 to 5% of flash inhibitor. Gas generator. Selected from the group consisting of components to control stability, ballistic protrusions and coatings to control rapid increases in initial pressure, and components to increase gravity density and dissipate static electricity The gas generator of claim 4 further comprising one or more components. The pressure change according to time from the first combustion chamber of the combustion chamber includes two combustion chambers, and is at least twice as large as the pressure change according to time from the second combustion chamber of the combustion chamber. Item 5. The gas generator according to Item 4 . The propellant is
(A) creating a mixture of the propellant components in wet or dry form;
(B) forming the mixture into tablets, discs or granules;
(C) if wet, allowing the tablet, disc, or tablet to dry;
5. A gas generator according to claim 4 , wherein the gas generator is made by a process comprising: (d) perforating the tablet, disk, or tablet to achieve a desired geometric low profile. 6. A gas generator as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said component for controlling stability is selected from the group consisting of ethyl centralite, Acardite I, Acardite II, diphenylamine, or 2-nitrodiphenylamine.   The gas generator of claim 1, further comprising an airbag operable to receive gas emitted from each of the combustion chambers.   The gas generator of claim 1, wherein the product of combustion of the propellant comprises water, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. A method for controlling the rate of inflation of an airbag, comprising:
(A) connecting a gas generator according to claim 1 to the airbag;
(B) letting each of the combustion chambers release at different predetermined times;
(C) a method comprising, a step of flowing into the air bag to emissions of each of said combustion chamber. The method of claim 11 , further comprising activating the gas generator in response to a vehicle collision, wherein the gas generator and airbag are stationary in the vehicle. Activating the gas generator in response to a trigger signal and injecting one or more quasi-explosive weapons from the weapon, the gas generator and the airbag being connected to the weapon. 11. The method according to 11 . Using the gas generator of claim 9 to propel small, medium and large caliber bullets from a weapon system comprising:
(A) inserting the gas generator into the barrel of the weapon system;
(B) inserting the bullet;
(C) starting the gas generator;
And (d) and a step of using the emitted gas from the gas generator to promote the projectile. (A) 84 to 95% by weight of oxidizing agent;
(B) 3.4 to 13.4% fuel by weight;
(C) an eco-friendly gas generator propellant comprising 1.5 to 2.6% by weight of a binder, wherein the product of combustion of the propellant is a non-toxic gas. The ecosystem-friendly gas generator propellant according to claim 15 , wherein the fuel is selected from the group consisting of CL-20, RDX, HMX, GAP, NGU, TATB, LLM-105, EDNA, and mixtures thereof. . The ecosystem-friendly gas generator propellant according to claim 15 , wherein the binder is selected from the group consisting of PCL, PIB, GAP, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof.