Initiator with a bridgewire configured in an enhanced heat-sinking relationship
AssigneeSpecial Devices, Inc.
InventorVahan Avetisian
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Abstract
A pyrotechnic initiator having a bridgewire configured in an enhanced heat-sinking relationship with the adjacent ignition charge and/or header glass surface without the necessity of a consolidation force.
Claims18
An initiator comprising:
- a) a header assembly including an eyelet, a glass insulator and a first pin defining a top surface, and an exposed electrical initiating element in intimate contact with said glass insulator;
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- b) an ignition charge adjacent to said top surface of said header assembly, said ignition charge being monolithic and adjacent to and in heat-transferring relationship with said electrical initiating element, said ignition charge not being pressed against said top surface of said header assembly by a pressure of more than 50 psi.
A header assembly for use in an initiator, said header assembly comprising an eyelet, a first pin, and a glass insulator having a convex annular top surface and formed from a cylindrical preform, and an exposed electrical initiating element in intimate contact with said convex annular top surface of said glass insulator along substantially the major portion of said initiating element.
A bridgewire for use in an initiator that includes a header assembly, said bridgewire being formed of platinum/tungsten alloy and flattened to a thickness of no more than 50% of its width, wherein said bridgewire is between 0.0005 to 0.0020 inches wide and between 0.0002 to 0.0010 inches thick.
A header assembly for use in an initiator, said header assembly comprising an eyelet, a first pin, and a glass insulator having a top surface that is toroidal, and an exposed initiating element in intimate contact with said, toroidal top surface of said glass insulator along substantially the major portion of said initiating element.
A bridgewire for use in an initiator that includes a header assembly, wherein said bridgewire is a discrete piece of preformed wire having two ends that are fused onto said header assembly, wherein said wire is attached to said heading assembly only at said two ends and wherein said bridgewire is flattened to thickness of no more than 50% of its width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.