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US 6,883,434 B2Granted
Fuse device for a projectile
AssigneeJunghans Feinwerktechnik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsFrank Kienzler, Wolfgang Schillinger, Wolfgang Zehnder
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Abstract
A mortar includes a fuse device having a detonator, and a firing booster arranged to be ignited in response to detonation of the detonator. The detonator is detonated by a firing pin. Advancement of the firing pin toward the detonator is effected by an electrically ignitable pyrotechnic charge.
Claims4
A fuse device comprising:
- a casing;
- an initiating detonator disposed in the casing;
- a firing booster arranged to be ignited in response to detonation of the initiating detonator;
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- an electrically actuated power device for detonating the initiating detonator, comprising:
- a housing forming an opening which includes a rear cylindrical bore and a front generally conical mouth;
- a piston slidably disposed in the opening such that a rear portion of the piston is disposed in the rear cylindrical bore, and a front portion of the piston is disposed in the generally conical mouth,
- an electrically ignitable pyrotechnic charge disposed in the opening adjacent a rear end of the piston for advancing the piston toward the initiating detonator, and
- a synthetic foam material disposed in the mouth to adhere the piston to the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.