Enclosed ignition flare igniter
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorDavid J. Mulinix
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Abstract
An enclosed ignition flare igniter that includes a housing and two slider assemblies. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion. The two slider assemblies are disposed within the housing; each slider assembly has an armed position and a safe position. The armed position allows conflagrant communication between an ignition device and flare grain, while the safe position does not. Each slider assembly includes an ignition portal portion, a tab portion, and a spring. The ignition portal portion and the tab portion are juxtaposed. The ignition portal portion includes an ignition portal for holding an ignition device, while the tab portion includes a spring bore for accepting the spring.
Claims15
An enclosed ignition flare igniter system, the flare having a flare case inner wall, the enclosed ignition flare igniter system comprising:
- (a) a housing, the housing comprising a first portion and a second portion;
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- (b) two slider assemblies, the two slider assemblies disposed within the housing between the first portion and the second portion, each slider assembly having an armed position and a safe position, the armed position allowing conflagrant communication between an ignition device and flare grain, the safe position not allowing conflagrant communication between the ignition device and flare grain, each slider assembly comprising an ignition portal portion, a tab portion, and a spring, the ignition portal portion and the tab portion juxtaposed, the ignition portal portion comprising an ignition portal for holding the ignition device, the tab portion comprising a spring bore for accepting the spring, both springs being axially aligned, the housing further comprising corresponding housing apertures such that each tab portion of the two slider assemblies can pass through the housing apertures and equalize force on sides of the flare case inner wall when in the safe position and be in the armed position when the tab portions do not communicate with the flare case inner wall.
An enclosed ignition flare igniter system, the flare having a flare case inner wall, the enclosed ignition flare igniter system comprising:
- (a) a housing, the housing comprising a first portion, a second portion, a housing column, and a cross section, the housing cross section being substantially circular, the housing column substantially extending from the second portion of the housing to the first portion of the housing, the housing column disposed within the housing and substantially in the center of the housing;
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- (b) two slider assemblies, the two slider assemblies disposed within the housing between the first portion and the second portion, each slider assembly having an armed position and a safe position, the armed position allowing conflagrant communication between an ignition device and flare grain, the safe position not allowing conflagrant communication between the ignition device and flare grain, each slider assembly comprising an ignition portal portion, a tab portion, and a spring, the ignition portal portion and the tab portion juxtaposed, the ignition portal portion comprising an ignition portal for holding an ignition device, the ignition portal comprising an ignition portal aperture, the first portion of the housing comprising first portion apertures that correspond to each ignition device portal when the igniter is in the safe position, the second portion of the housing comprising second portion apertures that correspond to the ignition portal apertures when the igniter is in the armed position, the tab portion comprising a spring bore for accepting the spring, both springs being axially aligned, the housing further comprising corresponding housing apertures such that each tab portion of the two slider assemblies can pass through the housing apertures and equalize force on sides of the flare case inner wall when in the safe position and be in the armed position when the tab portions do not communicate with the flare case inner wall, the springs communicating with the housing such that the housing column is interposed between the spring, the igniter portal portion further comprising a first ignition portal portion end and a second ignition portal portion end, the first ignition portal portion end being substantially circular, and the second ignition portal portion end being substantially triangular.
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