Patent ID: 9709373
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: F42C,F42D

Claim:
1. A wireless initiating detonator comprising: an initiator; a controller connected to the initiator, and including an electric power storage unit capable of storing electric power for igniting the initiator; a shell housing the initiator and the controller therein; and a detonator antenna used by the controller for wireless communication, and useable for both signal transmission and signal reception without an antenna only for signal transmission and an antenna only for signal reception being separately provided, wherein the detonator antenna is a soft magnetic coil antenna, and wherein the controller receives a transmission signal with an operation frequency via the detonator antenna, and converts the transmission signals into electric power in order to supply electric power for use in the controller and store electric power in the electric power storage unit, the operation frequency being a frequency which is greater than or equal to 100 kHz and is less than or equal to 500 kHz.