Patent ID: 8029630
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: B60R,C06B,C06C

Abstract:
1. A pyrotechnic composition that can be used as a thermal fuse in a gas generator, the gas generator comprising a pyrotechnic charge, said pyrotechnic composition having a self-ignition temperature that is lower than a self-ignition temperature of the pyrotechnic charge of the generator so as to be capable of initiating combustion of the pyrotechnic charge in the event of abnormal heating of the generator before said pyrotechnic charge reaches the self-ignition temperature of said pyrotechnic charge, said composition comprising a binder, said binder being selected from the epoxy family of compounds or the polybutadiene family of compounds, said binder being present in the composition in an amount of at least 15% by weight based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the composition does not include a solvent, and wherein the composition is configured such that the composition can be metered out and deposited in the form of an adhesive onto a support of the generator without an addition of a solvent.