Device for firing a primer
AssigneesDelegation Generale pour l'Armement Batiment la Rotonde, Jason Engineering S.A.
InventorsJean-Louis Boyer, André Gilson
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Abstract
The invention relates to the field of electrical firing mechanisms and particularly to a device for firing a primer of the type having, in particular, an electrical power supply for a circuit including a detector, a switch and an igniting device for igniting the primer, such as an electrical resistor or a striker and a device able to move the striker. The detector and switch may include a network of contacts able to open or close the circuit under the influence of a contact or a force and to close or open the circuit when the contact or the force has disappeared.
Claims19
A firing device for firing a primer, comprising:
- a longitudinal pressure resistant sheath having a longitudinal opening therein, the pressure resistant sheath selectively configurable to provide a minimum pressure threshold;
- a detector mounted within the longitudinal opening, the detector comprising a network of contacts able to open or close under an influence of a force and close or open when the force is removed;
- at least one electrical power supply electrically connected to the detector;
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- an ignition device electrically connected to the detector;
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- a primer connected to the ignition device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.