Patent ID: 8887640
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: F42B,F42C

Abstract:
1. A safety fuze for use in a grenade, comprising: a fuze body that includes a striker body and a manual safety device; an electronic unit housed within the striker body, to initiate an explosive train; a safety and arming device housed within the striker body; a power generation source for selectively energizing the electronic unit and the safety and arming device, upon activation; wherein the power generation source is housed partly within the fuze body and partly within the manual safety device; wherein, in a deactivated state, the power generation source includes a striker that is housed within the manual safety device, and a complementary component that is housed within the striker body, along with a safety and arming device that keeps the explosive train out of line until activation; wherein upon release of the manual safety device, the striker is released from within the manual safety device and rotates around a pivot mechanism in order to strike and compress the complementary component; and where n the compression of the complementary component by the striker causes the power generation source to be activated.