Unwinding ribbon safing and arming device
US5147974A · kind A · utility
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28Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C15/23
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a weapon subject to linear acceleration and spin, including a detonator and an explosive charge, the safing and arming device comprising a housing, a setback spring configuration restraining a ribbon spiral unwinder, and a detonator-enabling circuit which provides a fail safe for the omission of the safing and arming device from the fuze assembly.
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