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Rotary-type mechanisms for inertial igniters for thermal batteries and G-switches for munitions and the like

  • US 9,476,684 B2
  • Filed: 10/24/2012
  • Issued: 10/25/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mechanism comprising:

  • a toggle link rotatably connected to a base structure;

    a stop fixed to the base structure for limiting a rotational travel of the toggle link, the stop being fixed to the base structure such that there is no relative movement between the stop and the base structure;

    a biasing element having a first end attached to the base structure and a second end attached to the toggle link such that the toggle link is biased towards the stop when the toggle link is positioned on a first side of a singular position and the toggle link is biased towards an opposite direction from the stop when the toggle link is positioned on a second side of the singular position; and

    an inertial element movably disposed between the base structure and the toggle link such that that the inertial element moves the toggle link from the first side of the singular position to the second side of the singular position when the base structure undergoes an acceleration event greater than a predetermined threshold;

    a first contact electrically isolated and disposed on the toggle link; and

    at least one pair of second contacts electrically isolated and disposed on the base structure, such that the biasing element acts to bias the first contact towards the at least one pair of second contacts when the base structure undergoes an acceleration event greater than the predetermined threshold, and contact between the first contact and at least one pair of second contacts closes an electrical circuit between the at least one pair of second contacts.

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