MEMS mechanical initiator for a microdetonator
US7762190B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C19/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A MEMS mechanical initiator having a striker arm extending from a striker body. The tip of the striker arm is adjacent to, but does not touch, the side of a microdetonator. A cocking and release mechanism moves the striker body such that the striker arm pulls away from the side of the microdetonator against the action of a set of springs connected to the striker body. Thereafter the cocking and release mechanism releases the striker body such that the tip of the striker arm swipes the side of the microdetonator causing initiation thereof.
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