SCB initiator

Patent · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:1176664

Bickes Jr., Robert W.; Renlund, Anita M.; Stanton, Philip L.

A detonator for high explosives initiated by mechanical impact includes a cylindrical barrel, a layer of flyer material mechanically covering the barrel at one end, and a semiconductor bridge ignitor including a pair of electrically conductive pads connected by a semiconductor bridge. The bridge is in operational contact with the layer, whereby ignition of said bridge forces a portion of the layer through the barrel to detonate the explosive. Input means are provided for igniting the semiconductor bridge ignitor.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): H001366
• Application Number: 07/321659
• OSTI ID: 1176664
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1989 Feb 28
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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