141 |
Pyrotechnic safety element |
US10421121 |
2003-04-23 |
US06954132B2 |
2005-10-11 |
Peter Lell; Rainer Mäckel; Thomas Schulz |
The invention relates to a pyrotechnic fuse element having a closed housing consisting of an electrically conductive material, in which an explosive is provided, the housing containing two terminal zones for electric contacting, which are electrically connected by means of the electrically conductive material of the housing, the electric connection of the terminal zones being separable by activating the explosive, and the explosive material being embodied as a deflagrating pyrotechnic substance which is provided in such an amount and is configured such that the electric connection of the terminal zones of the housing is separated in a predetermined time after the deflagrating pyrotechnic substance has been activated. |
142 |
Pyrotechnically driven device for cutting solid, compact materials |
US10901048 |
2004-07-29 |
US20050115390A1 |
2005-06-02 |
Uwe Brede; Jurgen Knauss; Diedrich Behr |
A pyrotechnic cutting device has a guiding housing in which there is arranged a part to be severed, which is fashioned so as to be severable at a cut point by a cutting tool having a cutting chisel. A pressure pulse generator containing a pyrotechnic driving charge is arranged in the cutting device for generating a pressure pulse to drive the cutting tool. In the guiding housing there is arranged, between the pressure pulse generator and the cutting tool, an impact capsule that can be accelerated by the pressure pulse of the triggered pressure pulse generator toward an inner thrust base of the cutting tool on the end of the cutting tool opposite to the cutting chisel. The cutting tool has its cutting chisel abutting the cut point before the impact capsule strikes the thrust base. |
143 |
Severing vehicle battery cable |
US10172062 |
2002-06-13 |
US06843157B2 |
2005-01-18 |
Brian K. Hamilton; Brent A. Parks; Dario G. Brisighella |
A severing apparatus for use with a battery cable is provided. The severing apparatus includes a housing that holds an initiator and a severing element. The battery cable is located through a lateral bore formed in the housing. The severing element is disposed on one side of the battery cable. A deformable blocker can be disposed on the opposite side of the battery cable. When it is desired to sever the battery cable and thereby discontinue the supplying of electrical power by the battery, such as when a predetermined vehicle collision occurs, the initiator is triggered and causes the severing element to move. Movement of the severing element removes a severed battery cable segment. Movement of the severing element and the severed battery cable segment is stopped using the blocker when present. The blocker can be part of a shell that surrounds the housing. Alternatively, the blocker can be held in the housing. |
144 |
Severing vehicle battery cable |
US10172062 |
2002-06-13 |
US20030230177A1 |
2003-12-18 |
Brian
K.
Hamilton; Brent
A.
Parks; Dario
G.
Brisighella |
A severing apparatus for use with a battery cable is provided. The severing apparatus includes a housing that holds an initiator and a severing element. The battery cable is located through a lateral bore formed in the housing. The severing element is disposed on one side of the battery cable. A deformable blocker can be disposed on the opposite side of the battery cable. When it is desired to sever the battery cable and thereby discontinue the supplying of electrical power by the battery, such as when a predetermined vehicle collision occurs, the initiator is triggered and causes the severing element to move. Movement of the severing element removes a severed battery cable segment. Movement of the severing element and the severed battery cable segment is stopped using the blocker when present. The blocker can be part of a shell that surrounds the housing. Alternatively, the blocker can be held in the housing. |
145 |
Circuit breaker |
US09222360 |
1998-12-29 |
US06295930B1 |
2001-10-02 |
Masahiro Kume; Motonori Kido; Yoshiyuki Miyazaki; Hideaki Toyama; Akio Matsumaru; Jun Yasukuni; Kenjiro Nishida; Junya Amano; Ayumu Kimura; Hiroshi Hori; Mitsuru Tanigawa |
A circuit breaker includes, a cylindrical portion having a gunpowder and a exploding unit for exploding the gunpowder by application of electric power to the gunpowder, the cylindrical portion being provided with an opening at at least one end; a base material securing the cylindrical portion, at least the surface of which is made of insulating material; a conductor fixed to the base material and having a break portion located at a position opposite to the opening of the cylindrical portion, the break portion being broken by explosive force of the gunpowder; a first metallic cover portion covering the cylindrical portion and the break portion; and a second metallic cover portion covering the base material from an opposite side to the cylindrical portion, wherein the first and second cover portions are fixed to the base material by directly connecting the first and second cover portions each other. |
146 |
Circuit breaker |
US09438766 |
1999-11-12 |
US06281781B1 |
2001-08-28 |
Noboru Yamaguchi |
The disclosed circuit breaker comprises a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal, a heat generating part having conductivity and disposed between the first connection terminal and second connection terminal, an igniting part igniting depending on a cut-off signal, an expandable elastic member capable of applying a force to the heat generating part so as to be departed from between the first connection terminal and second connection terminal, a container accommodating the heat generating part, igniting part and elastic member, and a retaining part for retaining the elastic member in compressed state. Herein, at least a portion of the retaining part is provided in the container, and as the igniting part ignites depending on the cut-off signal and the heat generating part generates heat, and the retaining part releases the elastic member, the elastic member applies the force to the heat generating part, and the heat generating part is departed from between the first connection terminal and second connection terminal, so that the conductive state between the first connection terminal and second connection terminal is cut off. |
147 |
Low melting point element fusion apparatus and circuit breaker including the same |
US09342596 |
1999-06-29 |
US06194988B1 |
2001-02-27 |
Noboru Yamaguchi; Tomonori Takamizawa; Tsugio Noda |
A fusion apparatus is equipped with a fuse, a solid combustion agent, an igniting device, and a spring. The solid combustion agent and the igniting device are accommodated within an inner casing. The inner casing is disposed in the vicinity of, or in contact with, the fuse. The inner casing and the fuse are covered by an outer casing. The spring is disposed between the outer casing and the inner casing and urges the inner casing containing the solid combustion agent therein toward the fuse. When the igniting device receives a current supplied from the outside, the solid combustion agent is combusted by the ignition made by the igniting device and the resulting combustion heat softens the fuse. At this time, since the inner casing is pressing the fuse by means of the spring, the fuse is easily broken. |
148 |
Electric circuit breaker for vehicle |
US982302 |
1997-12-01 |
US5990572A |
1999-11-23 |
Jun Yasukuni; Masahiro Kume; Yoshikado Hosoda; Motonori Kido; Fukuma Sakamoto; Hideaki Toyama; Akio Matsumaru; Masasi Sugimoto |
An electric circuit breaker for interrupting an electric circuit of a vehicle includes a circuit break section having an explosive used for exploding a part of an electric circuit by explosion, a detonating device for exploding the explosive by application of electric power to the explosive, a collision detection device for detecting a collision of the vehicle and, a controller which explodes the explosive by supply of an electric current for detonating purposes to the detonating device in response to a detection signal from the collision detection device. The circuit breaker further includes a housing having a cylindrical member, such as an inner cylindrical portion, and a cover for covering the opening of the inner cylindrical portion. Connector terminals are formed on both ends of the conductor and a horizontal target section to be broken is formed in the middle of the conductor. The horizontal target area is disposed in front of the opening of the cylindrical member and the connector terminals are led to the outside of the housing. The explosive and a filament serving as means for heating the explosive are provided in the cylindrical member. The blasting force of the explosive that causes explosion by heating acts on the horizontal target area in a concentrated manner. |
149 |
Safety arrangement for collision-related disconnection of an electrical
energy source from a motor vehicle supply circuit |
US258707 |
1994-06-13 |
US5535842A |
1996-07-16 |
Bernd Richter; Walter Zimdahl; Heiko Barske; Ingo Rennert |
A safety arrangement for motor vehicles includes a cable separator responsive to a collision sensor for disconnecting an electrical energy source from a power supply circuit for the vehicle. One form of cable separator includes a knife and a source of propellant energy which drives the knife at least partway through a power cable so as to interrupt the flow of current to the vehicle power circuit. |
150 |
Pyrotechnically-assisted current interrupter |
US252014 |
1988-09-27 |
US4920446A |
1990-04-24 |
Herbert M. Pflanz |
A current interrupter wherein current is normally carried by a bus bar, and a portion of the bus bar is segmented by a pyrotechnic charge under excess current conditions. The charge is detonated by a detonator which is triggered by voltage across a resistive element in series with the bus bar. At the time the detonator is triggered, the resistive element provides sufficient resistance to trigger the detonator while operating at a temperature below its melting point. A control device may be employed to control current flow through the detonator. |
151 |
Passively detonated explosively-assisted fuse |
US562827 |
1983-12-19 |
US4538133A |
1985-08-27 |
Herbert M. Pflanz |
An explosively-assisted fuse is passively triggered (without electronics) by means of an auxiliary fuse in series with the main conductor. The auxiliary fuse provides a detonating voltage across a gap formed therein on melting in response to a fault current. The auxiliary fuse is configured to facilitate sizing for a variety of current loads with a standard fuse configuration. |
152 |
Brake and operation indicator for a high-voltage switch |
US437925 |
1982-11-01 |
US4427963A |
1984-01-24 |
John M. Jarosz; William R. Panas |
A brake and operation indicator for a movable contact of a switch, the movable contact being rapidly moved by ignition of a power cartridge to open the switch. A thin-walled sleeve is positioned conformally about a movable pin, a portion of which is lightly held in a bore of an end member of a housing for the switch. The sleeve is shorter than the distance between a head on the pin and the end member. The bore is normally closed by a thin membrane. When the contact is moved, it ultimately abuts the head, moving the pin through the membrane to a position beyond the end member where a portion of the pin is visible. Movement of the pin also collapses the sleeve between the head and the end member in accordion-like fashion to dissipate the kinetic energy of and stop the contact. The presence of the pin within the sleeve renders the collapse controlled, uniform, and efficient. The visible portion of the pin informs that the switch is open. |
153 |
Circuit breaker devices with a pyrotechnically destructible conductor
having a fuse system in parallel |
US290811 |
1981-08-04 |
US4385216A |
1983-05-24 |
Jean-Pierre Cinquin |
A pyrotechnical cartridge or motor (5) is actuated by electric firing from its head (5c), and pushes the insulating piston (3) which separates by shearing the intermediate connecting portion (1b) of the destructible conductor (1) and pushes it into the bore (1e) together with the rod (9), the conical end (9a) of which becomes wedged within the plug (10) so as to form a brake. The fuse cartridges (13) then open the circuit in a fully safe manner.The present invention is useful for instance under the control of overcurrent detectors. |
154 |
Current limiting fuse with actuable external means |
US153391 |
1980-05-27 |
US4369420A |
1983-01-18 |
Donald D. Blewitt |
A current limiting fuse with a fuse element disposed over relatively movable portions of a mandrel including movement means for moving the mandrel which means includes an actuating wire having an end portion extending out of the fuse casing which end portion is connected in parallel in an otherwise closed circuit with electrical leads extending to the fuse element. |
155 |
Explosively activated fault current limiter |
US899539 |
1978-04-24 |
US4176385A |
1979-11-27 |
Rolf Dethlefsen |
An explosively activated current interrupter is provided for use in a fault current limiting system employing a plurality of such interrupters. Each interrupter includes an automatic switching system for sequentially installing each of a plurality of the interrupters on a power line. A conductive member in the interrupter housing conducts current carried by the power line. An explosive charge in the housing breaks the conductive member into a plurality of separated portions upon detonation, thereby interrupting the power line current. A switch opened and closed by means of explosive gas pressure alternately installs and removes the interrupter from the power line. Each interrupter is connected by a gas conduit to the next sequential interrupter to be detonated. Upon detonation of one interrupter, a portion of the explosion gases are transferred by the conduit to the next interrupter, operating the switch to install the next interrupter on the power line after an appropriate delay. |
156 |
Explosive type switch with circuit serving means |
US35840773 |
1973-05-08 |
US3873786A |
1975-03-25 |
LAGOFUN GUY |
A severing device is provided for severing a mechanical element such as a strip, bar or the like using pure shear forces generated by ignition of an explosive charge having an energy per unit of mass of more than 1,000 joules/gram and a detonation speed of over 3,000 ms. In a first ultra-high speed, high amperage circuit breaker embodiment of the invention, the mechanical element comprises a cylindrical portion and an annular portion which extends outwardly therefrom, the internal diameter of the annular portion being approximately equal to that of the cylindrical portion and a fracture initiator in the form of opposed grooves having the same diameter is located in the area joining the two portions. The explosive charge, along with a firing unit therefor, is located in a recess in the cylindrical portion of the element to be severed.
|
157 |
Line cutter |
US52013866 |
1966-01-12 |
US3369296A |
1968-02-20 |
TAKAHASHI ALBERT T; GARDNER RONALD E |
|
158 |
Arrangement for interrupting electric currents by means of explosive material |
US55933756 |
1956-01-16 |
US2892062A |
1959-06-23 |
PAUL BRIICKNER; WOLFGANG CAPELLER; ADIL ERK; WALTER GOTTWALD; WILHELM HEYSER CARL; LUDWIG SCHMITZ; HELMUTH VEDDER |
|
159 |
電気回路遮断装置 |
JP2014220088 |
2014-10-29 |
JP6414816B2 |
2018-10-31 |
酒井 俊行 |
|
160 |
パイロテクニック回路遮断器 |
JP2016567164 |
2015-02-04 |
JP6381675B2 |
2018-08-29 |
ガーディナ, フランソワ; マグネ, アラン; ジャコ, フィリップ |
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