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Static-resistant electric initiator
Assignee: Asahi Kasei Corp
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Filing: 1978-06-20
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Granted: 1980-09-02
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Expires: 1998-06-20
Abstract
Abstract A safe static-resistant electric initiator is constructed by clamping the fitting portion of a cup having a bottom with a protruding part of a plug and the open part of a loaded shell corresponding to said plug. The electric initiator comprises an ignition device and a loaded shell having said ignition device at its open part, said ignition device comprising the cup having a bottom which is breakable by the ignition flame of an ignition composition, an ignition composition filled in said cup, the protruding part for supporting said cup and the plug provided with a bridge wire at the portions of the terminal bared parts of two leg wires which pass through the insides of the plug and said protruding part. Further, for obtaining a superior characteristic of static resistance, the material of said cup is selected, and the clamping ratio of said cup to the protruding part of the plug provided with a bridge wire and the ratio (l/a) of the fitting length (l) between said cup and said protruding part of the plug, to the outside diameter (a) of said cup, are limited to give the most effective ranges.
Inventors
- 👤 Michio Kimura
- 👤 Nobuyuki Izawa
- 👤 Nobuaki Sakuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:46
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B3/00; F42B3/10; F42B3/103; F42B3/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
In a static-resistant electric initiator comprising an ignition device and a loaded shell having said ignition device inserted in an open end thereof; said ignition device comprising a cup having a bottom filled with an ignition composition, said cup being breakable by the ignition flame of the ignition composition, a plug having a protruding part, said protruding part being fitted within said cup, two leg wires passing through said plug and having bared terminal parts extending from said plug, and a bridge wire embedded in the ignition composition and connected to said bared terminal parts, the improvement wherein said cup is made of one member selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and an ethylenic ionomer, and at least one crimp is formed in said loaded shell and said cup at a position corresponding to that portion of said cup where said plug is fitted into said cup.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
In a static-resistant electric initiator comprising an ignition device and a loaded shell having said ignition device inserted in an open end thereof; said ignition device comprising a cup having a bottom filled with an ignition composition, said cup being breakable by the ignition flame of the ignition composition, a plug having a protruding part, said protruding part being fitted within said cup, two leg wires passing through said plug and having bared terminal parts extending from said plug, and a bridge wire embedded in the ignition composition and connected to said bared terminal parts, the improvement wherein said cup is made of one member selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and an ethylenic ionomer, and at least one crimp is formed in said loaded shell and said cup at a position corresponding to that portion of said cup where said plug is fitted into said cup.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A static-resistant electric initiator according to claim 1 wherein the thickness of the bottom of said cup is in the range of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A static-resistant electric initiator according to claim 1 wherein said cup comprises a cylindrical fitting part for receiving said protruding part of said plug, and said protruding part of said plug has a cylindrical shape corresponding to said cylindrical fitting part of said cup.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
A static-resistant electric initiator according to claim 1 wherein said cup has a ring-form concave part at a position within that portion of the cup into which said protruding part is fitted, and said plug has a ring-form convex part on the protruding part thereof corresponding to the concave part on said cup wherein said concave part and said convex part engage each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
A static-resistant electric initiator according to claim 1 wherein said cup has a ring-form convex part at a position within that portion of the cup into which said protruding part is fitted, and said plug has a ring-form concave part at said protruding part thereof corresponding to the convex part on said cup wherein said convex part and said concave part engage each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A static-resistant electric initiator according to either of claims 4 or 5 wherein said crimp formed in said loaded shell and said cup is located closer to said open end of said loaded shell than to the engaging concave and convex parts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A static-resistant electric initiator according to claim 1 wherein the crimping ratio between said cup and said protruding part of said plug, i.e. ##EQU2## is 0.01 or higher.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A static-resistant electric initiator according to claim 7 wherein said crimping ratio between said cup and said protruding part of said plug is in the range of 0.01-0.2.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A static-resistant electric initiator according to claim 1 wherein the ratio (l/a) of the length l of said protruding part of said plug to the outside diameter "a" of said cup is 0.35 or higher.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A static-resistant electric initiator according to claim 9 wherein the ratio (l/a) of the length l of said protruding part of said plug to the outside diameter "a" of said cup is in the range of 0.35 to 1.0.
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