Patent ID: 7490552
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: F42C

Abstract:
1. A MEMS microdetonator/initiator apparatus for a MEMS fuze, comprising: a bottom substrate layer, a top device layer and an intermediate oxide layer joining said top and bottom layers; a slider defined in said top device layer with said slider including an enlarged end portion, wherein said slider comprises a portion adjacent said end portion devoid of any underlying said intermediate oxide layer so as to permit movement thereof relative to said bottom substrate layer; a slider drive operable to move said slider from an initial position to a final position; a walled chamber being defined in said bottom substrate layer where said walled chamber is connected to said enlarged end portion of said slider by said intermediate oxide layer, a microdetonator being positioned within said hollow interior of said walled chamber, an initiator being positioned so that when said slider is in said final position, said initiator, when supplied with voltage, is operable to initiate said microdetonator.