Internally timed, multi-output impulse cartridge
US5587550A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K3/57
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a circuit and method for generating sequential, multiple impulses for use in firing or initiating more than one output device. The invention permits the firing, or actuation, of multiple devices at different times. The disclosed invention is an improvement on existing designs for multiple output impulse cartridges. This multi-output impulse cartridge has self-contained an electrical circuit and electrical energy storage capacitors which allow a single, short pulse of input current to initiate a first output, time out a second or multiple later outputs, and fire the outputs from the remaining energy stored on the capacitors.
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