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US 4,291,627 AGranted
Electrical fuze with a plurality of modes of operation
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRichard T. Ziemba, Joseph A. Kinzel, Myron D. Egtvedt
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Abstract
A feature of this invention is the provision of a fuze having a plate which serves both as a full frontal area impact switch and an electrostatic sensor to provide detonation signals.
Claims8
A fuze for a round of ammunition including
- a source of electricity (92);
- an electrical detonator (42), and
- first means for providing two alternative circuits for coupling said source of electricity to said electrical detonator to provide detonation thereof, comprising
- a plate (74) which serves both as a full frontal area impact switch and an electrostatic sensor to provide detonation signals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.