INITIATING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: electric means of initiation, applicable in the means of ignition of powder charges to self-defense weapon ammunition, small arms cartridges, cartridges of small-caliber artillery, burst ammunition, detonators, fireworks and in other similar equipment. SUBSTANCE: the initiating device has a current-conducting body accommodating the current-conducting internal and external electrodes connected through a resistance bridge, the internal electrode is rigidly installed in a dielectric, and the end of the internal electrode is brought out to a hole made in the body. The external electrode is made as a shell corresponding to the body interior and directly contacting with the body. The dielectric is rigidly installed in the shell cavity. EFFECT: enhanced adaptability to manufacture of the initiating device. 11 cl, 1 dwg