Electrically actuatable initiator with output charge

Apparatus comprising:

• a first assembly and a second assembly fixedly mounted to each other;
• said first assembly comprising a base and an electrically energizable mechanism on said base, said first assembly comprising an assembled unit prior to being fixedly mounted to said second assembly;
• said second assembly comprising a two-component sealed container defining a hermetically sealed chamber and an ignitable material sealed in said chamber, said second assembly comprising an assembled unit prior to being fixedly mounted to said first assembly;
• said sealed container being fixedly mounted on said base;
• and
• said electrically energizable mechanism, when energized, rupturing said sealed container and igniting said ignitable material.

Apparatus comprising:

• a first assembly comprising a base and an electrically energizable mechanism on said base;
• a second assembly separate from said first assembly and comprising a container having a hermetically sealed chamber and an ignitable material in said chamber;
• said hermetically sealed container being fixedly mounted on said base;
• and
• said electrically energizable mechanism, when energized, rupturing said container and igniting said ignitable material,
• said container having a first rupturable wall portion that at least partially defines said hermetically sealed chamber, said container having a recess on a side of said rupturable wall portion opposite said hermetically sealed chamber, a portion of said base and said electrically energizable mechanism being received in said recess,
• said first rupturable wall portion of said container being deformed due to contact with said energizable mechanism when said hermetically sealed container is fixedly mounted on said base.

Apparatus comprising:

• a first assembly comprising a base and an electrically energizable mechanism on said base, said first assembly having a first mounting portion;
• a second assembly comprising a sealed container and an ignitable material in said container, said container having a first wall portion that is rupturable to enable ignition of said ignitable material, said container having a second wall portion that is rupturable in response to ignition of said ignitable material to enable flow of combustion products of said ignitable material out of said container, said container having a second mounting portion;
• and
• said first mounting portion of said first assembly being in abutting engagement with said second mounting portion of said second assembly thereby to fix said first assembly for movement with said second assembly, said first wall portion of said container rupturing and said ignitable material in said container igniting in response to energizing of said energizable mechanism,
• said energizable mechanism comprising a second ignitable material and a heating mechanism electrically actuatable by a flow of electric current to generate heat to ignite said second ignitable material, said rupturable first wall of said container being in abutting engagement with said second ignitable material of said energizable mechanism,
• said energizable mechanism being received in a recess in said sealed container, said first wall portion of said container being deformed due to contact with said energizable mechanism when said first mounting portion of said first assembly is moved into abutting engagement with said second mounting portion of said second assembly to fix said first assembly for movement with said second assembly.