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EP1717510A3
EP1717510A3 EP06112218A EP06112218A EP1717510A3 EP 1717510 A3 EP1717510 A3 EP 1717510A3 EP 06112218 A EP06112218 A EP 06112218A EP 06112218 A EP06112218 A EP 06112218A EP 1717510 A3 EP1717510 A3 EP 1717510A3
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Hermann Grabhorn
Friedhelm Herzog
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract

In a process to charge an airbag cartridge with a precisely-defined quantity of gas, the gas is introduced into the cartridge under thermal contact with a heat exchanger at a temperature which is lower than the boiling point, but higher than the freezing temperature. The temperature within the container is lower than that of the dosing container.
EP06112218A 2005-04-25 2006-04-04 System and method for filling a vessel with a gas or a gas mixture Not-in-force EP1717510B1 (en)

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DE102005019413A DE102005019413A1 (en) 2005-04-25 2005-04-25 Process to charge an automotive airbag cartridge with gas under defined conditions of temperature and pressure

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EP1717510A3 true EP1717510A3 (en) 2008-07-09
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CN101180495A (en) 2008-05-14
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