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Heat treated combustion chamber housing and process for making same
Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
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Filing: 1999-07-27
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Granted: 2000-08-29
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Expires: 2019-07-27
Abstract
Abstract A combustion chamber housing for use in an airbag deployment system has a tubular body portion having a length and defining a combustion chamber that is adapted to contain combustion materials and to contain gases produced from the combustion thereof. The body has an expanded region having an edge defining an opening. The edge and a portion of the body adjacent to the edge and extending longitudinally therefrom along the body is heat-treated and defines a heat-treated, strengthened region. A method for heat treating the housings is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Starozhitsky
- 👤 Edward Kawecki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:50
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/26; B60R21/264; B60R21/2644; B21; B21D; B21D53/00; B23; B23P; B23P15/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49616; Y10T29/49622; Y10T29/49995; Y10T29/49996
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for making a combustion chamber housing for use in an airbag deployment system comprising the steps of: forming the combustion chamber housing having a body portion having a length and having a longitudinal axis, the body portion defining a combustion chamber adapted to contain combustion materials and to contain gases produced by combustion thereof, the body having an expanded region having an edge defining an opening, the edge and a portion of the body adjacent to the edge and extending longitudinally along the body defining an expanded region; trimming a portion of the housing at about the edge; and heat-treating a portion of the housing at about the discharge region to form a heat-treated, strengthened region extending from the edge, less than about one-third of the length of the combustion chamber housing.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for making a combustion chamber housing for use in an airbag deployment system comprising the steps of: forming the combustion chamber housing having a body portion having a length and having a longitudinal axis, the body portion defining a combustion chamber adapted to contain combustion materials and to contain gases produced by combustion thereof, the body having an expanded region having an edge defining an opening, the edge and a portion of the body adjacent to the edge and extending longitudinally along the body defining an expanded region; trimming a portion of the housing at about the edge; and heat-treating a portion of the housing at about the discharge region to form a heat-treated, strengthened region extending from the edge, less than about one-third of the length of the combustion chamber housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method for making a combustion chamber housing in accordance with claim 1 wherein the heat-treating step includes a heat induction step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method for making a combustion chamber housing in accordance with claim 2 including cooling the combustion chamber housing after the heat induction step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method for making a combustion chamber housing in accordance with claim 3 wherein the cooling step includes the step of water-quenching the heat-treated housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method for making a combustion chamber housing in accordance with claim 3 wherein the cooling step includes the step of air-cooling the heat-treated housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method for making a combustion chamber housing in accordance with claim 3 including heating the portion of the housing to a temperature of between about 1500° F. and about 1700° F.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method for making a combustion chamber housing in accordance with claim 6 including heating the portion of the housing to a temperature of about 1650° F.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method for making a combustion chamber housing in accordance with claim 6 including heating the portion of the housing for between about 3 seconds and about 8 seconds.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method for making a combustion chamber housing in accordance with claim 6 including heating the portion of the housing for between about 4 and 6 seconds.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method for making a combustion chamber housing in accordance with claim 1 including forming at least one gas discharge opening in the body portion spaced from the edge.
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