IGNITION SYSTEM Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: ignition systems. SUBSTANCE: system has metal plate 12 to which a shaft is connected for rotation in it, the shaft carries spark-forming wheel 36 which may be rotated so as to engage it with flint 40 fastened to the plate to strike a spark, Screen 18 located on the plate near the wheel and the flint directs the sparks through hole 10 to ignite the pyrogene which may be located near the plate. The shaft may be connected to a spring by a key and rotated by the spring to strike the spark. The system is autonomous and is independent from an outer power source, the shaft and the spring may be disconnected until it is required to connect them. EFFECT: improved reliability. 3 cl, 9 dwg