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Propellant charge igniter

US4029017A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 1976
Grant dateJun 14, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 6, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42B5/38
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A propellant charge igniter has an outer sleeve open at one end, an inner sleeve positioned within the outer sleeve and provided with a closed-end portion adjacent to the one end of said outer sleeve. A closed-end portion of the inner sleeve has predetermined bursting zones and contains a booster propellant charge. The propellant charge igniter is also provided with an expansion ring of a pressure-resistant material of low tensile strength which is arranged adjacent to the one end of the outer sleeve between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve.

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