Unwinding ribbon safing and arming device

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1990-11-06

1992-09-15

Johnson, Stephen M.

Ammunition and explosives

Igniting devices and systems

Arming devices

102240, 102245, F42C 1523, F42C 1526

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051479745

ABSTRACT:
In a weapon subject to linear acceleration and spin, including a detonator and an explosive charge, the safing and arming device comprising a housing, a setback spring configuration restraining a ribbon spiral unwinder, and a detonator-enabling circuit which provides a fail safe for the omission of the safing and arming device from the fuze assembly.

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patent: 3302572 (1967-02-01), Lindberg et al.
patent: 3450048 (1969-06-01), Guerne
patent: 3516359 (1970-06-01), Weber et al.
patent: 3734023 (1973-05-01), Kaiser et al.
patent: 4662279 (1987-05-01), Popovitch
U.S. Army Material Command, (Engineering Design Handbook), Ammunition Series, pp. 6-12, titled "Spiral Unwinder", Nov. 1969.

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