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EP1172628A2
EP1172628A2 EP01401888A EP01401888A EP1172628A2 EP 1172628 A2 EP1172628 A2 EP 1172628A2 EP 01401888 A EP01401888 A EP 01401888A EP 01401888 A EP01401888 A EP 01401888A EP 1172628 A2 EP1172628 A2 EP 1172628A2
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Christophe Thales Intellectual Property Riviere
Eric Thales Intellectual Property Poulard
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B3/00—Blasting cartridges, i.e. case and explosive
    • F42B3/10—Initiators therefor
    • F42B3/12—Bridge initiators
    • F42B3/124—Bridge initiators characterised by the configuration or material of the bridge

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  • the present invention relates to an electro-pyrotechnic initiator high energy secure.
  • the high energy electro-pyrotechnic initiator works according to the well-known principle of the “slapper” or “exploding foil initiator” (EFI).
  • EFI explosive foil initiator
  • finished gun slapper it has an electrical circuit such as a current pulse of a few thousands of amps generated in a few tens of nanoseconds causes the volatilization of part of the conductor (fuse bridge) and the formation of a metallic plasma.
  • the very brutal expansion of the plasma confined metal is used to project onto the face of a load pyrotechnic (secondary explosive or low pyrotechnic composition sensitive) a projectile consisting of a plastic disc of a few tens of micrometers thick and with a diameter on the order of millimeter.
  • This disc is produced by cutting through a piece bored (barrel) of plastic film.
  • the initiation of the pyrotechnic charge (detonation of the secondary explosive or explosion of the composition pyrotechnic) is caused by the impact of the projectile animated by a speed impact of several kilometers per second.
  • bubble slapper In another version of the high electro-pyrotechnic initiator energy, called "bubble slapper", the plastic film is not cut to through the barrel, but forms a bubble whose diameter is limited by the gun. It is the impact of the top of the bubble which initiates the loading pyrotechnic.
  • a high energy electro-pyrotechnic initiator of the EFI type is usually consisting of a connection device comprising two contact pads or two pins electrically connected by the circuit fuse.
  • the fuse bridge and the plastic film to be projected are confined between the cannon and anvil.
  • the compressed pyrotechnic charge is placed in a case in front of the barrel.
  • the assembly thus formed can be hermetic (French patent 2,669,725).
  • Parasitic electric currents can be induced in the electronic control circuits connected upstream of the initiator, due to that these circuits are generally not shielded, or are poorly shielded. Of due to the low electrical resistance of the fuse circuit (a few tens of milliohms), said parasitic electric current arriving through the ranges of connection may degrade the fuse bridge or cause it to melt, thereby affecting the reliability of the initiator.
  • the present invention relates to an electro-pyrotechnic initiator of slapper type whose reliability is not affected by parasitic currents induced in the circuits connected to it, initiator whose components are simple to manufacture and assemble, inexpensive, and whose trigger characteristics are precise and independent of surrounding conditions (atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, ).
  • the initiator according to the invention of “slapper” type, with device for connection to control circuits, fuse circuit, gun and pyrotechnic charge, is characterized in that it comprises between the connection device and the fuse circuit a discontinuity device electric calibrated.
  • the initiator described below is of the type with connection base to two pins and fuse arranged in a plane transverse to its axis, but it is understood that the invention relates to other types of connections and to fuses arranged differently.
  • the electro-pyrotechnic initiator of the invention can as well be of the detonator type with an explosive charge than of the type igniter with a charge comprising a pyrotechnic composition. he can be used to initiate the operation of a military charge, a missile or rocket propellant, or gas generator.
  • the embodiment of the initiator 1 shown in Figures 1 to 3 basically contains the following elements, in order: a base connection 2 with two connection pins 3, 4 isolated between them and arriving flush with the rear face of the base (see FIG. 2), a first sheet of dielectric material 5 in which two holes are drilled holes 6, 7 which are opposite the rear ends of pins 3, 4 when this sheet is applied against the rear face of the base, the diameter of these holes being substantially equal to that of pins 3, 4, a metal fuse circuit 8 being fixed or formed on the rear face of the sheet 5, a second sheet 9 of dielectric material on the face anterior (the one opposite sheet 5) to which are attached or formed two metal pellets 10, 11, a "barrel" 12, and the body 13 of the initiator comprising on its front face a pyrotechnic charge coaxial 14.
  • the body 13 is in the form of a cylindrical bowl whose internal diameter is practically equal to the external diameter of the base 2.
  • the elements 2 and 8 to 14 are produced in a known manner in itself, and are only described briefly.
  • the base 2 essentially comprises an annular body 15 in which is hermetically sealed a central glass disc 16, through which pass tightly pins 3, 4.
  • the rear face of the disc 16 is planar, and the posterior ends of pins 3, 4 arrive flush with this face, as specified above.
  • Sheet 5 which is one of the important and new elements of the invention has a well-defined thickness, which is a function of the tension of initiator trigger, as described below. According to an example of realization, this film has a thickness of several tens of micrometers, by example of around 50 ⁇ m.
  • the holes 6, 7 made in the sheet 5 are face the rear ends of pins 3, 4 when the sheet 5 is mounted in place in the initiator and applied firmly against the rear face of the disc 16.
  • the fuse circuit 8 has, for example, a oblong shape have a constriction 17 in the middle of its length, and two openings 18, 19 made at its ends, in correspondence with the holes 6, 7. The diameters of the openings 18, 19 are substantially equal to those of holes 6, 7.
  • the pads 10, 11 are coaxial with respect to holes 6, 7 respectively (when the initiator is mounted), and their diameter is greater than that of these holes.
  • the diameter of the pellets 10, 11 is equal to or slightly greater than the width of the oblong shape (measured perpendicular to the line joining the centers of the openings 18, 19) of the fuse circuit 8.
  • each of these sheets for example two diametrically opposite notches 20, in which engage in mounting the clip tabs 21, in the form corresponding to that of the notches 20.
  • the clip tabs 21 engage, during assembly, on flats 22 formed on the periphery of the base 2 so as to align the pins 3, 4 with the holes 6, 7 of the sheet 5 and the tablets 10, 11 of the sheet 9.
  • the sheet 5 is made of material flexible dielectric, in polyimide for example, of a few tens of ⁇ m thick, for example 50 ⁇ .
  • the fuse circuit 8 is a metallic layer a few ⁇ m thick, for example copper 5 ⁇ m thick.
  • the sheet 9 is made with the same material as that of sheet 5, and has a thickness of the same order of magnitude as that of sheet 5, for example 25 ⁇ m.
  • the two pads 10, 11 are each produced by a layer metallic a few ⁇ m thick, for example in copper of thickness 5 .mu.m.
  • the barrel 12 is a piece of insulating or conductive material of a thickness of about 0.2 mm, and it is drilled with a central hole 12A of a diameter of about 1 mm.
  • the pyrotechnic charge 14 is made up secondary explosive or a pyrotechnic composition. It is placed in the body 13 or compressed in situ.
  • the assembly of the elements shown in Figure 1 consists of arrange the sheets 5 and 9 between the barrel 12 and the base 2 by aligning their notches 20 with the corresponding flats 22, the pads 10, 11 being applied against the fuse circuit 8, then firmly apply the barrel against the base, which clips the tabs 21 of the barrel onto the flats 22.
  • the assembly thus formed is mounted with prestress in the body 13 in which the load 14 has been mounted previously.
  • the body 13 is then hermetically welded to base 2, for example by laser welding. We then obtains the device shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • the operation of the device described above is as follows.
  • the electric ignition pulse produced in a manner known per se by circuits connected upstream of the initiator, arrives at connection pins 3, 4.
  • An electric arc immediately forms between the posterior planar faces of the pins 3, 4 and the metallized pads 10, 11. These pads being in contact galvanic with fuse circuit 8, the firing current flows in the throttle 17 of this fusible circuit by sublimating it.
  • Metallic plasma thus formed propels the central part of the sheet 9 through the hole 12A of the gun 12 at a very high speed (of the order of 3000 to 4000 m / s).
  • the impact of this part of the sheet 9 on the pyrotechnic charge 14 causes its initiation.
  • the initiator being hermetically sealed during assembly, it is easy to control the quality of the atmosphere it contains (dry air, at a pressure and a well-defined composition). Because, furthermore, the distance between pads 10, 11 and the rear end of pins 3, 4 is perfectly defined by the thickness of the sheet 5, the electric arc produced inside the initiator appears for a voltage, sent to pins 3, 4, well defined, and these conditions are reproducible for all initiators. Considering the small thickness of the sheet 5 (a few tens of ⁇ m in general), the energy absorbed by the discontinuity of the firing circuit (no electrical contact between pins 3, 4 and the fuse circuit 8) is weak and the operation of the initiator remains very reliable.
  • the other advantages of the initiator of the invention are: rigid and robust construction (high mechanical resistance of the body 13 and of the base 2), the hermeticity of the enclosure formed by the body and the base, this which ensures a long service life for the initiator and characteristics of stable release over time and regardless of the environment (humidity and altitude), simple manufacturing of the various components and assembly and implementation.

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EP01401888A 2000-07-13 2001-07-13 Elektro-pyrotechnischer Anzünder mit gesicherter Hochenergiezündung Expired - Lifetime EP1172628B1 (de)

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FR0009243A FR2811749B1 (fr) 2000-07-13 2000-07-13 Initiateur electro-pyrotechnique securise a haute energie

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