Abstract:
An explosive charge actuated pressure valve which combines the features of a self-sealing poppet valve with the advantages of a rupturing diaphragm by providing a sealing element connected to a piston and biased in the closed position against a valve seat disposed in the passage between an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the sealing element being connected to a piston in a chamber which is in communication with an explosive charge capable upon ignition of driving the sealing element against the valve seat with a force sufficient to rupture the sealing element to open the passage between the inlet and outlet openings.
Abstract:
An electric switch which is responsive to acceleration and/or deceleration having at least one movable contact arranged in a housing and biased into electrically conductive connection with a corresponding contact surface arranged in the housing. A spring serves for biasing the movable contact piece with a constantly effective force of a predetermined magnitude which is determined by the axial extent of the spring and a screw element serves for controlling the axial extent of the spring to vary the magnitude of force provided thereby. In response to an accelerative force in a predetermined direction, the contact piece overcomes the biasing force and moves away from its contact surface thereby interrupting the conductive circuit path through the switch.