发明名称 |
SAFETY AND ARMING DEVICE USING CELLULOSE-BASED SENSOR/ACTUATOR |
摘要 |
A safety and arming device has first and second portions of an explosive train fixably supported in a housing. A third portion of the explosive train is fixable in a first position such that the first and second portions remain operably separated from one another, and is further movable to a second position such that the first and second portions are operably coupled to one another via the third portion. An integrated water sensor/actuator is coupled to the third portion to provide the motive force that moves the third portion to its second position. The water sensor/actuator is based on a fibrous cellulosic material having anisotropic moisture-absorbing properties such that dried-in strain of the cellulosic material is greatest along one axis thereof. In the invention, a plug of the dry and compressed fibrous cellulosic material has a powder material coated thereon and mixed therewith. The plug is compressed along its axis of greatest dried-in strain and is fitted in a portion of a water-permeable housing adjacent one end thereof. The powder material initiates a chemical reaction when exposed to water to insure the plug's expansion and corresponding movement of the piston which, in turn, moves the third portion to the second position.
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申请公布号 |
US2002189484(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.12.19 |
申请号 |
US20010845115 |
申请日期 |
2001.04.30 |
申请人 |
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY |
发明人 |
WOODALL ROBERT;GARCIA FELIPE;DOYLE CHRIS |
分类号 |
F42C3/00;(IPC1-7):F42C15/32;F42B22/22 |
主分类号 |
F42C3/00 |
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