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Pyrotechnic safety element

US6954132B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 23, 2003
Grant dateOct 11, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 23, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2039/008
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a pyrotechnic fuse element having a closed housing consisting of an electrically conductive material, in which an explosive is provided, the housing containing two terminal zones for electric contacting, which are electrically connected by means of the electrically conductive material of the housing, the electric connection of the terminal zones being separable by activating the explosive, and the explosive material being embodied as a deflagrating pyrotechnic substance which is provided in such an amount and is configured such that the electric connection of the terminal zones of the housing is separated in a predetermined time after the deflagrating pyrotechnic substance has been activated.

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