Gas generating composition for inflator containing melamine cyanurate

Abstract

To provide a gas generating composition for air bag which is low in toxicity, large in burning rate, and low in combustion temperature. Gas generating compositions comprising (a) melamine cyanurate or a mixture of melamine cyanurate and nitrogen-containing organic compound and (b) oxygen-containing oxidant, and gas generating compositions comprising (c) binder and (d) additive are provided.

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       31 . A gas generating composition, comprising:
 (a) a mixture comprising melamine cyanurate and a nitrogen-containing organic compound as fuel, and   (b) an oxygen-containing oxidant, wherein   the nitrogen-containing organic compound is selected from the group consisting of tetrazole compounds, guanidine compounds and triazine compounds.   
   
   
       32 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 31 , wherein
 the tetrazole compounds are selected from the group consisting of 5-aminotetrazole and ammonium bitetrazole,   the guanidine compounds are selected from the group consisting of nitroguanidine, guanidine nitrate and dicyandiamide, and   the triazine compounds are selected from the group consisting of melamine, trimethylol melamine, alkylated methylol melamine, ammeline, ammelande, nitrate salt of melamine, perchlorate salt of melamine, trihydrazino triazine and nitrated compound of melamine.   
   
   
       33 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 31 , wherein the content of Component (a) is 10 to 60% by mass, and the content of Component (b) is 40 to 90% by mass. 
   
   
       34 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 31 , wherein the oxygen-containing oxidant of Component (b) is one or at least two selected from the group consisting of metal nitrates, ammonium nitrate, metal perchlorates, ammonium perchlorate, metal nitrites, metal chlorates, basic copper nitrate, basic cobalt nitrate, basic zinc nitrate and basic manganese nitrate. 
   
   
       35 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 31 , wherein the oxygen-containing oxidant of Component (b) is one or at least two selected from the group consisting of basic copper nitrate, basic cobalt nitrate, basic zinc nitrate and basic Manganese nitrate. 
   
   
       36 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 31 , further comprising at least one component selected from (c) and (d):
 (c) binder; and   (d) additive selected from metal oxides, metal hydroxides, metal carbonates, boric acid, and metaboric acid.   
   
   
       37 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 36 , wherein the content of Component (a) is 10 to 60% by mass, the content of Component (b) is 40 to 90% by mass, the content of Component (c) is 0 to 15% by mass, and the content of Component (d) is 20% by mass or less. 
   
   
       38 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 36  or  37 , wherein Component (c) is at least one binder selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, potassium carboxymethyl cellulose, ammonium carboxymethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butylate, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, carboxymethylethyl cellulose, microcrystal cellulose, polyacrylamide, amino compound of polyacrylamide, polyacrylhydrazide, acrylamide/acrylic acid metal salt copolymer, polyacrylamide/polyacrylic acid ester compound copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, acrylic rubber, guar gum, starch and silicone. 
   
   
       39 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 36  or  37 , wherein Component (d) is at least one additive selected from the group consisting of metal oxides including copper oxide, iron oxide, zinc oxide, cobalt oxide, manganese oxide, molybdenum oxide, nickel oxide, bismuth oxide, silica and alumina; metal hydroxides including aluminum hydroxide, cobalt hydroxide, iron hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide; metal carbonates or basic metal carbonates including cobalt carbonate, calcium carbonate, basic zinc carbonate and basic copper carbonate; complex compounds of metal oxides or hydroxides including Japanese acid clay, kaolin, talc, bentonite, diatomaceous earth and hydrotalcite; metal acid salts including sodium silicate, mica molybdate, cobalt molybdate and ammonium molybdate; silicone, molybdenum disulfide, calcium stearate, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, metaboric acid, boric acid and boric anhydride. 
   
   
       40 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 31 , comprising melamine cyanurate as Component (a) and basic copper nitrate as Component (b). 
   
   
       41 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 31 , comprising 15 to 40% by mass of melamine cyanurate as Component (a) and 60 to 85% by mass of basic copper nitrate as Component (b). 
   
   
       42 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 31 , comprising 15 to 60% by mass of a mixture of melamine cyanurate and guanidine nitrate as Component (a) and 40 to 85% by mass of basic copper nitrate as Component (b). 
   
   
       43 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 31 , comprising 15 to 50% by mass of a mixture of melamine cyanurate and melamine as Component (a) and 50 to 85% by mass of basic copper nitrate as Component (b). 
   
   
       44 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 31 , comprising 15 to 50% by mass of a mixture of melamine cyanurate and ammonium bitetrazole as Component (a) and 50 to 85% by mass of basic copper nitrate as Component (b). 
   
   
       45 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 36 , comprising 15 to 50% by mass of a mixture of melamine cyanurate and guanidine nitrate as Component (a), 50 to 80% by mass of basic copper nitrate as Component (b) and 0.1 to 10% by mass of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose or guar gum as Component (c). 
   
   
       46 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 36 , comprising 15 to 30% by mass of a mixture of melamine cyanurate and melamine as Component (a), from 60 to 80% by mass of basic copper nitrate as Component (b) and from 0.1 to 10% by mass of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose or guar gum as Component (c). 
   
   
       47 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 36 , comprising 10 to 50% by mass of a mixture of melamine cyanurate and guanidine nitrate as Component (a), 40 to 90% by mass of basic copper nitrate as Component (b), 0.1 to 10% by mass of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose as Component (c), and 1 to 10% by mass of aluminum hydroxide as Component (d). 
   
   
       48 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 36 , comprising 10 to 30% by mass of a mixture of melamine cyanurate and melamine as Component (a), 40 to 90% by mass of basic copper nitrate as Component (b), 0.1 to 10% by mass of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose as Component (c), and 0.1 to 15% by mass of aluminum hydroxide as Component (d). 
   
   
       49 . A molded article of a gas generating composition in a shape of a single-perforated cylinder or perforated (porous) cylinder obtained by extrusion of the gas generating composition according to  claim 31  or  36 . 
   
   
       50 . A molded article of a gas generating composition in a shape of pellet obtained by compression-molding the gas generating composition according to  claim 31  or  36 . 
   
   
       51 . An inflator for an air bag using the gas generating composition according to  claim 31  or  36 . 
   
   
       52 . An inflator for an air bag using the molded article of the gas generating agent according to  claim 49 . 
   
   
       53 . An inflator for an air bag using the molded article of the gas generating agent according to  claim 50 . 
   
   
       54 . The gas generating composition according to  claim 31 , wherein the oxygen-containing oxidant of component (b) is basic copper nitrate. 
   
   
       55 . An air bag inflator comprising a gas generating composition comprising:
 (a) a mixture comprising melamine cyanurate and a nitrogen-containing organic compound as fuel, and   (b) an oxygen-containing oxidant, wherein   the nitrogen-containing organic compound is selected from the group consisting of tetrazole compounds, guanidine compounds and triazine compounds.