Initiator
US10161725B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B3/11
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An initiator including a housing adapted to be received in an igniter or rocket motor, at least one charge at a distal end of the housing, an electro-explosive device behind the charge for detonating the charge when subject to a voltage HV, and a pressure bulkhead behind the electro-explosive device. An electronic subsystem in the housing is connected to the electro-explosive device through the bulkhead and includes a lead for providing the voltage HV to the electro-explosive device to initiate it, and a switch in the lead which does not conduct if errant voltages are present on the lead to prevent initiation of the electro-explosive device until the correct voltage HV is present.
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