EP4021765A1 - Diffusor für einen gasgenerator, gasgenerator mit einem solchen diffusor und herstellungsverfahren für einen solchen diffusor - Google Patents
Diffusor für einen gasgenerator, gasgenerator mit einem solchen diffusor und herstellungsverfahren für einen solchen diffusorInfo
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- EP4021765A1 EP4021765A1 EP20753691.3A EP20753691A EP4021765A1 EP 4021765 A1 EP4021765 A1 EP 4021765A1 EP 20753691 A EP20753691 A EP 20753691A EP 4021765 A1 EP4021765 A1 EP 4021765A1
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a diffuser for a gas generator according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates to a gas generator with such a diffuser. The invention also relates to a gas bag module which has such a gas generator. The invention also shows a method for producing the diffuser.
- a diffuser with the features of the preamble of claim 1 is known from EP 1 544 060 A1.
- the known diffuser comprises an essentially tubular base body with a longitudinal axis, an impact cap axially connected to the base body at a first end of the diffuser and a connection device formed on a second end of the diffuser opposite the first end.
- the known diffuser has radial openings in its tubular base body, through which a gas can flow out of the interior of the diffuser exclusively essentially in the radial direction, that is to say essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tubular base body of the diffuser.
- a diffuser has the function of introducing gas generated and / or stored in a gas generator into a gas bag connected to or subsequently positioned on the diffuser.
- the known diffuser has the disadvantage that the gas bag, which is usually located relatively close to the radial openings of the diffuser, is relatively heavily loaded by the gas flowing out of the diffuser exclusively in the radial direction, in particular with
- a further object of the invention is to specify a gas generator with such a diffuser.
- the invention also has the task of specifying a gas bag module and a vehicle safety system with a gas generator and a method for producing a diffuser for the gas generator.
- this object is achieved with regard to the diffuser by the subject matter of claim 1, with regard to the gas generator by the The subject matter of claim 12, with regard to the gas bag module by the subject matter of claim 15, with regard to the vehicle safety system by the subject matter of claim 16 and with regard to the manufacturing method by the subject matter of claim 17.
- the diffuser according to the invention for a gas generator accordingly has an essentially tubular base body with a longitudinal axis, a baffle cap axially connected to the base body at a first end of the diffuser and a connection device formed on a second end of the diffuser opposite the first end and is characterized in that in At least one outflow opening is formed on an outer wall of the tubular base body such that gas can flow out of the diffuser from the interior of the diffuser essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis in the direction of the first and second ends, the baffle cap being free of an outflow opening.
- a tubular base body is to be understood here as meaning that the base body has an essentially cylindrical outer contour.
- the term that "the impact cap is axially connected to the base body” should be understood to mean that the impact cap adjoins the base body in the axial direction, that is, along or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base body, either as an additional component or in one piece with the base body.
- Essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis should be understood to mean that a mean flow direction of the gas runs parallel to or at an acute angle of less than 45 ° to the longitudinal axis of the base body of the diffuser.
- the advantage of the invention is, on the one hand, that the gas cannot flow from the area of the impact cap to an airbag or module housing located in the vicinity of the impact cap.
- the impact cap of the diffuser represents an axial closure of the diffuser or a gas generator with such a diffuser, further components positioned close to the impact cap, such as the gas bag or module housing, are not impaired by thermal and / or mechanical loads.
- the gas is advantageously not directed directly against an airbag, but along a folded airbag. By deflecting the main flow of the gas inside the diffuser through the impact cap, the main flow is also throttled.
- the diffuser according to the invention can thus, for example, dispense with the use of a calzone already described above.
- the diffuser according to the invention is inexpensive because it can be easily realized from. A circumferential clamp outside the diffuser that diverts the flow would result in higher manufacturing costs.
- the at least one outflow opening is formed as a first outflow opening and as a second outflow opening and in particular the impact cap is dome-shaped, preferably as a spherical segment or spherical cap.
- the outflow openings are expediently formed in such a way that the surface of the outflow opening has a surface normal which runs parallel to the longitudinal axis.
- the first outflow opening and the second outflow opening are formed by a single tab, which is formed by two parallel incisions in the outer wall of the tubular base body running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and deforming the area in between in a radially outward direction.
- a tab can have a flat or curved surface.
- An incision in the sense of the invention means that a cut or a corresponding material removal is made along or through the entire thickness of the outer wall of the base body, for example by cutting, sawing, milling or laser ablation, around a corresponding incision which extends radially along a certain area of the base body extends to generate.
- the two incisions do not have to run geometrically exactly perpendicular to the longitudinal axis or parallel to one another, but can also run divergent to one another. However, when the area lying between the incisions is deformed, a correspondingly more complex tool design or tool guidance may then be necessary in order to produce the tab by deforming.
- the tab is designed like a gill, the tab comprising two semi-spherical elevations, in particular the connection device formed at the second end of the diffuser has a taper.
- the elevations are in particular arranged such that the first outflow opening directed towards the first end and the second outflow opening directed towards the second end are formed.
- the elevation at the respective outflow opening can have the greatest (radial) distance from the longitudinal axis.
- a boundary surface of the two elevations has the smallest radial distance from the longitudinal axis, which is greater than or equal to the radius of the tubular base body.
- the tapering at the second end of the diffuser can be produced in the form of a circumferential groove or groove, for example by rolling or crimping, and thus act as a quasi-preformed connection device for a gas generator, which has a geometrically complementary recess at a provided connection point with the diffuser, so that both recesses, which the diffuser and the gas generator, can engage in one another in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner.
- a corresponding recess is only made on the diffuser after a connection or after it has been positioned on the gas generator.
- the diffuser has an initially cylindrical outer contour at its second end before it is mounted on the gas generator and is brought into the connection position to the gas generator, which has a circumferential recess in its outer housing. Then the diffuser with its connection point to the gas generator is molded or molded in, for example by rolling or crimping, so that a corresponding complementary recess is only formed on the diffuser by this assembly step.
- a curvature of the elevations decreases towards the first and second outflow opening, so that a radial portion of a flow of the gas from the interior of the diffuser through the first and second outflow opening can be reduced and the flow can be formed essentially exclusively axially. This means that the elevation in an area spaced apart from the first or second outflow opening has the largest (radial)
- the curvature in the axial direction causes a kind of gas deflection section which deflects the flow of the gas radially inwards to a small extent, at least in such a way that any radially outwardly directed flow components at the outflow openings are directed, so to speak, exclusively on an axial line at least in such a way that overall an essentially exclusively axial direction results for the flow of the gas.
- the first outflow opening is formed by a first flap and the second outflow opening is formed by a second flap, the first and the second flap being formed by two parallel incisions running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and deformation of a part of the respective incisions from the incisions to a first or
- the second end facing region is formed in a radially inward direction.
- This embodiment is an inverse embodiment to the embodiment mentioned above, in that the base body of the diffuser is deformed inwards and not outwards.
- the first and second tabs are preferably designed in the manner of gills, the first and second tabs each comprising a semi-spherical recess.
- the tab or the first and second tabs are expediently designed symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal and / or a transverse axis.
- the first outflow opening which is directed towards the first end, has a larger opening area than the second outflow opening, which is directed towards the second end.
- the opening area of the first and the second opening is designed such that a mass flow of the gas through the first opening is the same as that through the second opening.
- the diffuser can be used in a thrust-neutral manner due to the opposing, equally large mass flows.
- the base body has an inwardly directed curvature of the bottom on a side radially opposite the first and second outflow opening.
- the curvature of the bottom optimizes the orientation of the main flow within the diffuser in relation to the outflow openings.
- first and second outflow openings are arranged, in particular distributed, in a circumferential direction.
- the arrangement of further first and second outflow openings is the The gas flow in the gas bag is better distributed or it is possible to fill several gas bags separately from one another.
- a secondary aspect of the invention relates to a gas generator, in particular a tubular gas generator, for a gas bag module with a tubular housing and a diffuser according to the invention, which is arranged at a first end of the gas generator.
- a diameter of the gas generator and the diffuser is essentially the same size.
- the housing of the gas generator preferably has a taper at its first end into which a taper of the diffuser can engage in a complementary manner or can be formed there.
- the diffuser can be fixed to the housing of the gas generator with a corresponding crimp or circumferential rolling, whereby the taper on the diffuser can be introduced before the fixing assembly or only afterwards or with the corresponding assembly step.
- the gas generator can be a pyrotechnic gas generator or a hybrid gas generator which comprises a pressurized gas container filled with pressurized gas.
- Another secondary aspect of the invention relates to a gas bag module with a gas generator, a gas bag that can be inflated by the gas generator and a fastening device for attaching the gas bag module to a vehicle.
- the gas generator can be designed as described above.
- a vehicle safety system in particular for protecting a person, for example a vehicle occupant or passers-by, is disclosed and claimed.
- the vehicle safety system has a gas generator, a gas bag that can be inflated by this, as part of a gas bag module, and an electronic control unit, by means of which the gas generator can be activated in the event of a triggering situation.
- the gas generator is designed as described above.
- Another secondary aspect of the invention relates to a method for producing a diffuser with the following steps: a) Providing a tubular base body with an outer wall and with an impact cap axially connected to the base body, which is a first
- the end of the diffuser forms b) making two parallel incisions running in the radial direction in the outer wall of the base body, with a first length, the incisions having a depth of the wall of the base body, c) plastic deformation, in particular bulging of a single tab or a first and a second tab in an area or areas adjoining the incisions.
- the method according to the invention is simple and inexpensive.
- the plastic deformation is carried out either from the inside of the diffuser radially outward by means of a mandrel with one or two hemispherical bulges or from the outside of the diffuser radially inward by means of a pressing tool with one or two hemispherical bulges ( en) carried out.
- FIG. 1 shows a tubular gas generator with a diffuser according to the invention according to a first embodiment
- FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section of the tube generator according to FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 shows an enlarged detail of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 shows a diffuser according to the invention according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 5 shows a longitudinal section of the diffuser according to FIG. 4; 6 shows a longitudinal section of a diffuser according to the invention according to a second embodiment;
- FIG. 7 shows a diffuser according to the invention according to a third embodiment
- FIG. 8 shows a longitudinal section of the diffuser according to FIG. 7; 9 shows a longitudinal section of a diffuser according to the invention according to a fourth embodiment;
- FIG. 10 shows a longitudinal section of a diffuser according to the invention according to a fifth embodiment
- FIG. 11 shows a diffuser according to the invention according to a sixth embodiment
- FIG. 12 shows a longitudinal section of the diffuser according to FIG. 11.
- FIG. 1 to 3 show a gas generator 50 with a diffuser 10 according to the invention according to a first embodiment. 4 and 5 show only the diffuser 10 according to the first embodiment.
- the gas generator 50 is designed as a tubular gas generator.
- the gas generator has a tubular housing 51 with a
- the diffuser 10 has a tubular base body 11 with a longitudinal axis 16 which extends as an extension of the longitudinal axis 56 of the housing 51 of the gas generator 50.
- a baffle cap 12 is then axially connected to the tubular base body 11 at a first end 13 of the diffuser 10.
- the tubular base body 11 of the diffuser 10 has an essentially cylindrical outer contour.
- the impact cap 12 axially connected to the base body 11 is to be understood as meaning that the impact cap 12 adjoins the base body 11 in the axial direction, i.e. along or parallel to the longitudinal axis 16 of the base body 11, either as a separate component or in one piece with the base body.
- the impact cap 12 can, for example, on the ok
- Base body 11 screwed on, crimped on, rolled up or cohesively connected, for example by laser or friction welding.
- the housing 51 of the gas generator 50 and the tubular base body 11 of the diffuser 10 expediently have a similar, in particular the same, diameter.
- the diffuser 10 is connected to the housing 51, for example by means of crimping or radially circumferential rolling.
- a tab 20 with two elevations 23 is visible in a region of the tubular base body 11 of the diffuser 10.
- a first outflow opening 21 and a second outflow opening 22 are arranged between the elevations 23 and the tubular base body 11, through each of which gas can flow out or flow out from the interior of the diffuser 10 into an outer region of the diffuser 10.
- the surface of the first outflow opening 21 and the second outflow opening 22 each have a surface normal parallel to the longitudinal axis 16 of the diffuser 10.
- a floor arch 24 is arranged there in the wall of the diffuser 10.
- the mode of operation of the gas generator 50 is as follows: When the igniter 52 is ignited or activated, a gas is generated and / or released inside the gas generator, so that a corresponding gas flow is generated or is formed, which runs along the longitudinal axis 56 of the tubular housing 51 of the gas generator 50 is moved or directed there, and the membrane 55 and subsequently the membrane 54 bursts or opens it. The gas flow or the entire amount of gas which is comprised by the gas flow then flows into the diffuser 10 or is passed on there.
- part of the gas or the gas flow is deflected by means of the floor vault 24 and the baffle cap 12 and thereby directed to the second outflow opening 22, whereby part of the gas flow or part of the amount of gas makes the outflow opening 22 largely parallel to the longitudinal axis 56 of the gas generator or largely parallel to the longitudinal axis 16 of the base body 11 of the diffuser 10.
- another part of the gas flow is passed directly through the elevation 23 to the first outflow opening 21 and leaves the diffuser 10 largely parallel to the longitudinal axis 16.
- the gas flows that the diffuser 10 through the first outflow opening 21 and the leave second outflow opening 22, run essentially in opposite directions, so that for the gas generator 50 with regard to its gas outflow in its activation case, an intended thrust neutrality is essentially maintained.
- the diffuser 10 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is made from a tubular base body 11 with an impact cap 12 connected in one piece to the base body 11, in which the base body 11 is initially provided with two parallel incisions perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 16.
- the base body 11 is cut continuously from the outside over its entire wall thickness along a corresponding radially circumferentially extending region.
- Such an incision which produces the corresponding incisions, can be carried out by known material removal methods, such as, for example, sawing, cutting, milling or laser treatment.
- a molding tool in the form of a dome provided with two semi-spherical bulges, a tab 22 with two elevations 23 is formed in the base body 11 by pressing or moving the mandrel outwards accordingly.
- a complementarily shaped counter-holding tool can be positioned or guided from the outside.
- the material of the diffuser is correspondingly stretched, stretched or also cold-hardened in or on the adjacent area of the shaping.
- the diffuser 10 can be provided with a circumferential tapering 15 in the area of its second end 14 and / or with a bottom arch 24 in the area of its first end 13, which is arranged on a side opposite the tab 20.
- the diffuser 10 with its circumferential taper 15 can thus be placed on the gas generator 50 for further attachment to the latter in such a way that its taper 15 into a correspondingly geometrically complementary tapering or depression of the gas generator 50 in the attachment area with the diffuser 10 engages and / or is fixed there.
- the circumferential tapering 15 of the diffuser 10 can only be introduced thereon when the diffuser 10 is mounted or fastened to the gas generator 50.
- the diffuser 10 has a substantially cylindrically shaped second end 14, without a taper, before its assembly, is then positioned on the gas generator 50, which has a corresponding complementary recess, in a corresponding axial fastening position. Only then is the diffuser 10 at its second end 14 radially inward to the Complementary recess of the gas generator 50 is integrally formed, for example by means of a radially circumferential rolling, so that the recess 15 is formed on the diffuser 10.
- FIG. 6 shows a longitudinal section of a diffuser 10 according to a second embodiment.
- the elevations 23 are provided with a first and a second flow guide area 33, 34.
- the flow guiding area 33 is formed sloping towards the first end 13, while the flow guiding area 34 is formed sloping towards the second end 14.
- an outwardly sloping curvature is formed, which prevents a flow component of the gas flowing out of the diffuser from developing with a radial component when flowing out of the first outflow opening 21 and the second outflow opening 22.
- a gas flowing out of the diffuser which could possibly have a small radially directed outflow component, is quasi "forced" to continue flowing in an outflow direction essentially exclusively parallel to the longitudinal axis 16 of the diffuser by the flow guide regions 33, 34.
- the diffuser 10 has a tubular base body 11 with a longitudinal axis 16.
- the diffuser 10 has a tab 20 in a section of the base body 11.
- the tab 20 is at a greater radial distance from the longitudinal axis 16 than the rest of the base body 11, so that a first outflow opening 21 and a second outflow opening 22 are formed.
- a wall of the tab 20 runs parallel to the longitudinal axis 16.
- the surface of the first outflow opening 21 and the second outflow opening 22 each have a surface normal parallel to the longitudinal axis 16.
- the diffuser 10 can also have a bottom curvature 24 according to the third embodiment.
- the diffuser 10 can optionally have a taper 15 for attachment to the gas generator 50.
- the fourth embodiment of a diffuser 10 shown in FIG. 9 is a modification of the third embodiment.
- the tab 20 has flow guide areas 33 and 34.
- the flow guide areas 33 and 34 also serve here to create a radial To limit flow components or to generate an essentially exclusively parallel outflow direction of a gas from the interior of the diffuser 10.
- the fourth embodiment 10 shows a diffuser 10 according to a fifth embodiment.
- the fifth embodiment is a further modification of the third embodiment shown in FIGS.
- the tab 20 has an inclination or an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis 16.
- the inclination of the tab 20 is selected such that the second outflow opening 22 has a smaller opening area than the first outflow opening 21. Due to the smaller opening area of the second outflow opening 22, a mass flow of a gas exiting through the second outflow opening 22 can be reduced.
- the mass flows can be set as desired, in particular the same size.
- the diffuser 10 has a tubular base body 11 with an impact cap 12 at a first end 13 of the diffuser 10.
- a first tab 20a and a second tab 20b are arranged or formed in the base body 11.
- the first tab 20a and the second tab 20b are at a smaller distance from the longitudinal axis 16 than the rest of the base body 11, i.e. they extend inward.
- Each of the first and second tabs 20a, b has a semi-spherical recess 25.
- a region of the tubular base body 11 is arranged between the ends of the first and second tabs 20a, b.
- a first outflow opening 21 is arranged between one end of the first tab 20a and the area of the tubular base body 11, and a second outflow opening 22 is disposed between one end of the second tab 20b and the area of the tubular base body 11.
- the outflow openings 21 and 22 have a surface normal parallel to the longitudinal axis 16.
- a diffuser 10 according to the sixth embodiment is produced by providing a tubular base body 11 with an impact cap 12. Two parallel incisions are made in the base body 11 perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 16 of the base body 11. Areas outside of the parallel incisions made are radially inwards with a molding tool pressed in, so that a first tab 20a and a second tab 20b is generated. The area between the two tabs 20a, b is not deformed, so that here an area of the base body 11, so to speak, remains or remains as a remainder, which in itself forms the shape of an arc or a section of an arc.
- the outer wall of the base body 11 viewed in isolation, or viewed without the aforementioned formed arch, has only a single opening to the outside or a single outflow opening which has a corresponding slot-like shape along a region of the circumference of the base body 11 .
- the tubular base body 11 is considered with regard to the possibility of different gas flow paths or gas flow directions and if the aforementioned formed bends are also considered, the single outflow opening can be viewed as a formation of the aforementioned first and second outflow openings 21, 22.
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