Patent ID: 6584905
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: C06C,F42B,F42C,F42D,H05K

Abstract:
An explosive material ignition system comprising an explosion transmitting line of the type containing explosive material whereby an explosion will travel along the length of said line when the explosive material in said line is ignited, a piece of an insulation board, a plated through-hole defined in said insulation board coupled to said explosion transmitting line, said plated through-hole comprising a layer of electrically conducting material formed on the wall of a hole extending through said piece insulation board, a circuit operable when triggered to apply a high voltage between the opposite ends of said plated through-hole on opposite sides of said insulation board to cause a high current to flow through said plated through-hole, the magnitude of said voltage and said current being sufficient to ignite the explosive material in said explosion transmitting line.