EP3341675B8 - Firing arrangement - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3341675B8
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: firing arrangement; firing; arrangement
Prior art date: 2015-08-28
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP16758259.2A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3341675A2 (en

EP3341675B1 (en

Inventor

John Chudzicki

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Teledyne UK Ltd

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Teledyne UK Ltd

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2015-08-28

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2016-08-26

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2020-05-13

2016-08-26 Application filed by Teledyne UK Ltd filed Critical Teledyne UK Ltd

2018-07-04 Publication of EP3341675A2 publication Critical patent/EP3341675A2/en

2020-04-01 Application granted granted Critical

2020-04-01 Publication of EP3341675B1 publication Critical patent/EP3341675B1/en

2020-05-13 Publication of EP3341675B8 publication Critical patent/EP3341675B8/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2036-08-26 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- F42B3/00—Blasting cartridges, i.e. case and explosive
- F42B3/10—Initiators therefor
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42C—AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
- F42C11/00—Electric fuzes
- F42C11/06—Electric fuzes with time delay by electric circuitry
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- F42B3/00—Blasting cartridges, i.e. case and explosive
- F42B3/10—Initiators therefor
- F42B3/12—Bridge initiators
- F42B3/121—Initiators with incorporated integrated circuit
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42C—AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
- F42C15/00—Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges
- F42C15/40—Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges wherein the safety or arming action is effected electrically
- F42C15/42—Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges wherein the safety or arming action is effected electrically from a remote location, e.g. for controlled mines or mine fields
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42D—BLASTING
- F42D1/00—Blasting methods or apparatus, e.g. loading or tamping
- F42D1/04—Arrangements for ignition
- F42D1/045—Arrangements for electric ignition
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42D—BLASTING
- F42D1/00—Blasting methods or apparatus, e.g. loading or tamping
- F42D1/04—Arrangements for ignition
- F42D1/045—Arrangements for electric ignition
- F42D1/05—Electric circuits for blasting

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EP16758259.2A 2015-08-28 2016-08-26 Firing arrangement Active EP3341675B8 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB1515369.5A GB2541882B (en)	2015-08-28	2015-08-28	Firing arrangement
PCT/GB2016/052671 WO2017037439A2 (en)	2015-08-28	2016-08-26	Firing arrangement

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3341675A2 EP3341675A2 (en)	2018-07-04
EP3341675B1 EP3341675B1 (en)	2020-04-01
EP3341675B8 true EP3341675B8 (en)	2020-05-13

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EP16758259.2A Active EP3341675B8 (en)	2015-08-28	2016-08-26	Firing arrangement

Country Status (4)

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US (1)	US20180245900A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP3341675B8 (en)
GB (1)	GB2541882B (en)
WO (1)	WO2017037439A2 (en)

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2015
- 2015-08-28 GB GB1515369.5A patent/GB2541882B/en active Active
2016
- 2016-08-26 EP EP16758259.2A patent/EP3341675B8/en active Active
- 2016-08-26 US US15/756,517 patent/US20180245900A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2016-08-26 WO PCT/GB2016/052671 patent/WO2017037439A2/en not_active Ceased

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WO2017037439A3 (en)	2017-03-30
GB201515369D0 (en)	2015-10-14
GB2541882A (en)	2017-03-08
EP3341675A2 (en)	2018-07-04
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