GAS GENERATORS FOR INFLATABLE RESTRAINTS

CHRYSLER'S THREE BASIC DECISIONS ON INFLATABLE RESTRAINTS WERE: TO DEVELOP FIRST A STEERING WHEEL BAG FOR THE DRIVER'S PROTECTION; TO USE A RELATIVELY SMALL, HIGH PRESSURE BAG OF SIMPLE SHAPE WHICH WOULD BE ENGAGED BY THE OCCUPANT AS HE STARTS TO MOVE FORWARD INSTEAD OF REACHING OUT TO ENVELOP HIM; AND TO ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP A BAG-INFLATING GAS SUPPLY WHICH WOULD NOT REQUIRE LONG-TERM STORAGE UNDER PRESSURE. PROBLEMS INVOLVED WITH THE GAS GENERATORS, SUCH AS POSSIBLE GAS TOXICITY, ARE DISCUSSED. /HSL/

• Authors:
  • Swan, W M
  • O'brien, J R
• Conference:
  • Intl Conf On Passive Restraints
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal gasification; Constraints; Toxicity
• Old TRIS Terms: Gas generating systems; Inflatable devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221109
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 67-73
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 2 1970 12:00AM